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As the aerospace industry attempts to make a monetary comeback from the pandemic, a notable trend among the helicopter sector is seeing one company militarize commercial variants after a sale is complete.

Although not as abundant as drones, countermeasures against the unmanned systems are certainly prevalent at this year's Dubai Airshow.

United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) combat aircraft, helicopters and support aircraft have swelled the static display of this year's Dubai Airshow with several new types to the inventory making their debut. Here are a few of the UAEAF and Joint Aviation Command platforms making an appearance at this year's show.

A new report from a Ronald Reagan Institute task force aimed at revitalizing U.S. manufacturing to compete with China recommends reskilling workers using federal education grants, investing in sectors vital to national security and boosting tech development with allies.

The system has a 150-kilometer interception range and a 350-kilometer detection range, and it features a 360-degree multifunctional radar fitted with a rotating active electronically scanned array antenna based on gallium nitride technology.

Though the aerospace sector is working to recover '€” with the first airshow here in two years '€” not all companies are moving at the same pace, according to the head of the Aerospace Industries Association.

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The U.S. Air Force's future refueling aircraft, beyond the KC-46 and upcoming bridge tanker, should get smaller, focus solely on refueling and rely more on automation to be more effective in a high-end, Pacific war scenario, a new think tank report argues.