El Alamein International Airshow: the Russian Su-57E fighter makes its debut

Latest generation combat aircraft, including the brand new Russian Sukhoi Su-57E, will be protagonists of the largest civil and military aviation exhibition in Africa and the Middle East, scheduled from tomorrow to 10 September in El Alamein, on the north coast of Egypt, preceded today by a scientific symposium on the future of aerospace technology.

This is the second edition of the El Alamein International Airshow, which has already made Egypt one of the main international hubs of the aerospace industry, open only to professionals from the aviation, defense and space sectors, government and military officials, civil aviation authorities, space agencies, as well as manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of the three sectors, with access subject to authorization. Despite the limitations, last year recorded over 10,000 visitors and 200 exhibitors from 80 countries, and this is expected to increase.

Many surprises were announced on the eve of the event, including the export version of the Russian fifth generation Su-57E fighter produced by Rostec, one of the aircraft used in Ukraine but also among the best-selling Russian fighters in many countries, including India. The fifth-generation stealth multi-role fighter with artificial intelligence will not only be on display but will perform a flight display. It will arrive in Egypt equipped with armament defined by Rostec as 'fundamentally new' and never shown publicly before, neither in Russia nor abroad and new multifunctional stealth drones designed to be launched from the Su-57, part - the manufacturer announces - of a new integrated concept of electronic warfare.

Stands and pavilions will host the global giants of the sector such as Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Dassault Aviation and the Italian Leonardo, with their most innovative products destined for the foreign market. The fair is therefore not presented as a simple exhibition, but an essential match for the division of the aerospace and war market and the geopolitical future.