The Italian Air Force at the Dubai Air Show 2023

The Dubai Air Show, one of the most important international aerospace exhibitions, featured the MB-339 aircraft of the National Aerobatic Team.

Author: Sergeant Major "Adjutant" Luigi del Prete

The Italian Air Force participated in the 18th edition of Dubai Airshow, taking place from 13 to 17 November at Dubai-Al Maktoum International Airport, where commercial, private, and military aircraft are exhibiting.

1,400 world-class exhibitors, over 180 aircraft on static display, conferences with international speakers, 20 pavilions featuring the most innovative products and technologies in the aerospace context, and 390 official delegations from around the world – these are the numbers of Dubai Air Show 2023.

The National Acrobatics Patrol (PAN) She performed from 13 to 15 November, keeping the many people who travelled to Dubai for one of the most prestigious international air shows, where commercial and military aviation, the, looking up at the sky with her spectacular aerial acrobatics. Space and emerging technologies in the aerospace sector are the undisputed protagonists.

It Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Marshal Luca Goretti, to Dubai for the’International Air Chiefs' Conference which took place on 12 November at Atlantis The Palm Hotel, participated in the Dubai Air Show 2023 where he had the opportunity to visit the stands of the many Italian companies present at the Show and to meet the personnel of the National Aerobatic Team, a world symbol of Made in Italy and the ability of the entire country system to work as a team.

General Goretti's presence in the United Arab Emirates provided an opportunity to meet some local authorities, including the Major General Staff Pilot Ibrahim Nasser Mohamed Al-Alawi, Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence of the United Arab Emirates.

The Dubai Airshow, thanks to the presence of a pavilion entirely dedicated to’Aerospace, It was also an exceptional international showcase for all those countries, including Italy, that are committed to developing their capabilities in the aerospace domain, a natural expansion of the Italian Air Force's area of reference within which it exercises its expertise, to defend the vital interests of the country and protect our citizens.