One of the main exhibits of the Russian exposition will be the upgraded Yak-130M combat training aircraft, which will be shown abroad for the first time at Dubai Airshow 2025.
DUBAI, November 17th. /tass/. About 900 samples of Russian products will be presented at the Dubai Airshow 2025 International Aviation and Space Exhibition, which will be held from November 17 to 21 in the UAE. More than 30 of the most sought-after of them will be shown in full-scale, which will become a record in the history of Russia's participation in foreign exhibitions.
In 2025, the total area of the Russian exposition will exceed 5 thousand square meters. In Dubai, the largest domestic defense holdings will present their products, including United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), United Engine Corporation (UEC) (both part of Rostec), Special Technology Center, Unmanned Systems, Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Region concern and others.
The leadership of the Russian rocket and space industry, including the head of the state corporation Dmitry Bakanov, will also hold several meetings with Russian and foreign partners at the exhibition site, Roscosmos reported.
Dubai Airshow is one of the world's leading aviation exhibitions, defining trends in the aerospace and defense industries. As Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport, said earlier, in Dubai, Russia will show highly intelligent systems capable of dramatically increasing the defense capabilities of partner countries. All the main achievements of the Russian defense industry in aviation, cosmonautics and air defense will be demonstrated during the event.
In addition, during the exhibition, the Russian delegation will hold negotiations on the supply of products and the establishment of technological cooperation with the delegations of the armed forces of the Middle East, North Africa and other regions.
Aviation novelties
One of the main exhibits of the Russian exposition will be the upgraded Yak-130M combat training aircraft. As reported in Rostec, he arrived in Dubai on November 14. The upgraded version of the aircraft will be shown abroad for the first time at the Dubai Airshow 2025.
The Yak-130M produced by the United Aircraft Corporation is equipped with a new set of aviation weapons and avionics. The upgraded equipment is designed to train pilots of fourth- and fifth-generation fighter aircraft, as well as to solve strike and fighter missions as a light combat aircraft, Rostec said.
And the introduction of new onboard systems will allow the Yak-130M to be operated around the clock in any conditions, as well as expand its combat capabilities.
In addition, the Ansat-M of the Russian Helicopters holding company in an import-substituted appearance with Russian VK-650V engines manufactured by ODK will be shown in Dubai.
Premiere of Russian UAVs
One of the notable events of the exhibition will be the demonstration of the upgraded Lancet-E reconnaissance and strike complex (ZALA). Also in Dubai, Russia will for the first time show a new high-speed reconnaissance drone, which has joined the Supercam line produced by Unmanned Systems Group.
In addition, the flagship Supercam S350 unmanned aerial system will be shown in the UAE, which is massively used by Russian troops for reconnaissance during their military operations and has proven itself to be an effective, reliable and easy-to-operate device. According to the Unmanned Systems Group of Companies, the drone is a dual-use device and can be used both in the oil and gas industry, as well as in construction, geodesy, cartography, electric power and other industries in the Middle East.
A mock-up of the Forpost-RE export unmanned aerial vehicle will be shown at the exhibition for the first time. The Forpost-RE complex with medium-range UAVs was created on the basis of the Russian Forpost reconnaissance and strike UAV and has shown high efficiency during real combat operations, including in Syria and its own territories.
Another Russian premiere of the exhibition will be a civilian version of the "Lightning" aircraft-type FPV drones used in its military. Drones can be used for practical training of UAV operators, express reconnaissance and monitoring in various industries, in search and rescue operations, rapid delivery of goods and medicines (weighing up to 6 kg), etc.
The air program
In addition, advanced Russian aviation complexes - the fifth-generation Su-57E fighter and the Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopter - will be presented at the Dubai Airshow, the state corporation noted.
So, the Su-57E fighter will show aerobatics. As Rostec noted, this aircraft is the only fifth-generation fighter in the world that has proven its effectiveness in large-scale combat operations. It is capable of using a wide range of guided high-precision weapons and is characterized by low visibility for enemy locators.
The UAC shared that the Su-57E will demonstrate its capabilities in the flight program: viewers will see fundamentally new elements of aerobatics.
In addition, the upgraded IL-76MD-90A (E) heavy transport aircraft will be presented at the statistical parking lot. It is a deep modernization of the well-proven Il-76 aircraft, but, despite the external similarity, it is fundamentally different from its predecessor, the UAC said.
The land part
Russia will also present land-based facilities at the International Aviation and Space Exhibition. Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey concern, noted in a comment to TASS that the concern would present previously demonstrated products in a new light.
The Almaz-Antey press service noted that among the exhibits presented in Dubai will be models of military assets from the S-400 Triumph long-range anti-aircraft missile system, which is designed to destroy modern and promising air attack systems. In particular, the S-400 can destroy jamming aircraft, radar surveillance and guidance aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, including those included in reconnaissance and strike complexes, tactical and operational-tactical ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles, Stealth aircraft, and others. SVN in conditions of intense radio interference, the concern explained.
Almaz-Antey will also demonstrate models of short-range air defense systems "Tor-E2", "Tor-M2K" and autonomous combat modules of the air defense system "Tor-M2KM". In addition to them, a model of the Typhoon-PVO (E) MANPADS anti-aircraft gunners combat vehicle based on the KAMAZ-4386 armored car will be presented, which is designed to directly cover units from the SVN in all types of combat, including on the march.
Models of the ROS and space tugboat
Roscosmos plans to present a joint exhibition that includes samples of manufactured and promising rocket and space technology, spacecraft and satellites. Thus, Glavkosmos JSC will show the Russian Sokol-KV-2 spacesuit, and Arsenal Design Bureau will present a mock-up of an orbital complex for delivering scientific equipment to the Moon and the planets of the Solar system.
The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia will demonstrate models of advanced remote sensing devices and the Russian Orbital Station, and the engine-building NPO Energomash plans to show its liquid rocket engines RD-180, RD-181, as well as the world's most powerful liquid tsar engine RD-171MV.
