Overview
- Officials said more than 850 items were prepared for Dubai Airshow 2025, including about 100 full samples, with the national pavilion expanded to roughly 1,000 square meters.
- The Su‑57 and Ka‑52 flew in the show’s program, and the export‑variant Su‑57E was displayed in the Middle East for the first time.
- Chief test pilot Sergey Bogdan said the Su‑57 will emphasize supermaneuverability in its display and retains controllability in critical flight regimes.
- Roscosmos showcased export RD‑180 and RD‑181 models and the RD‑171MV, which CEO Dmitry Bakanov described as the most powerful liquid rocket engine and slated for Soyuz‑5 under the Bayterek project with Kazakhstan.
- Bakanov noted a new GLONASS–BeiDou cooperation roadmap and said training for the 74th ISS expedition is on schedule, while the military‑technical agency reported formal export requests for Lancet‑E drones from dozens of countries.