Issue 1,048, 16 November, 2017

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UAE: Local manufacturers tout new planes and drones at Dubai show

Regional aircraft manufacturers used the Dubai Airshow to showcase some of their wares, in search of orders. They included Abu Dhabi-based Calidus, which unveiled its B-250 counter-insurgency attack aircraft; reportedly designed in collaboration with Brazil’s Novaer and US-based Rockwell Collins, it is due to be manufactured in Al-Ain.