The Global Aerospace Summit 2022 agenda includes new activities such as startup sessions and workshops aimed at attracting investments in new projects and technologies. The Summit will also host the NextGen Leaders program, which will focus on developing and strengthening the skills and capabilities of students, graduates, and young professionals in the aviation, defense, and space sectors.

Sir Nick said: “It is a pleasure to be invited to speak at Intersec, particularly during a time where our national interests and multilateral relations are challenged by an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.”

“Our combined company can now deliver technologies and capabilities to benefit our customers like never before. We are looking forward to highlighting critical defensive capabilities such as our early warning radar, solutions to counter the growing threat of unmanned aircraft systems, and GhostEye, the lower-tier air, and missile defense radar advancing through development for the US Army,” said Alan Davis.

After collectively spending 1,200 hours building and testing an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to detect paint and primer defects on jet airframes, the interns recently got confirmation that their creation is being used by Lockheed Martin in the United States.

The agreement comes in line with IDEX’s ongoing strategy to develop collaborative opportunities with leading Emirati companies specialised in defence and technology.