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2018-10-01

Dubai HeliShow: Spotlight on Emerging Trends and Innovations

The Dubai HeliShow 2018 will be held from November 6 to 8, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed in Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The Royal Pavilion at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South will be hosting the event, which is held every two years. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) is a strategic partner of the exhibition, which provides an ideal platform to identify the emerging trends and to learn about the latest technological innovations related to commercial helicopters and in areas of civil defence. H.E. Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director General – Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Navigation Services, emphasised that supporting the Dubai HeliShow reflects the Authority’s keenness to strengthen the fruitful cooperation frameworks with the aviation industry stakeholders, in the interest of achieving security and sustainability, regionally and globally.

Ahmad Abulhoul, Managing Director, Domus Group, organisers of Dubai HeliShow, said: “The exhibition is very significant as it is a strategic platform that attracts the elite of decision and policy makers, senior government officials and representatives of the most prominent security authorities and entities in the region and the world. They all will come to review the latest and international technologies and practices in the helicopters sector, which is crucial to various fields such as tourism, oil industry, medical emergency services, law enforcement authorities, transport and others.”

Conference Agenda

The event will feature two conferences “Helicopter Technology and Operations Conference” and the “Military and Homeland Security Conference”. These aim to highlight important topics such as how to empower police forces with Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous vehicles, and advanced helicopters into their operations; the role of women in homeland security; application of robotics in security and helicopters; tackling new patterns in narco-terrorism by integrating intelligence, forensics and response operations; best practices to boost joint inter-agency cooperation between armed forces and homeland security agencies among many others.

The ‘Military and Homeland Security Conference’ will engage attendees from a range of sectors including customs, armed forces, border guards, police, homeland security, airports and ports, industrial security from the Middle East and beyond in the discussion of roadmaps, regulations and policies required to effectively improve homeland security capabilities. 
Other key focus areas of the conference will include combatting of transnational crimes through exchange of intelligence; inter-agency cooperation for mega world events such as the upcoming EXPO 2020; ways to enhance joint security operations in the Middle East; best practices in airline and aviation security; and optimisation of search and rescue operations using helicopters.

The ‘Helicopter Technology & Operations Conference’, will provide a platform for industry stakeholders to network and build new business partnerships. In addition to a range of panel discussions and keynote sessions that focus on the region’s helicopter industry including heliports standards in the UAE; spectrum regulations for commercial helicopters in the UAE; and overcoming challenges for helicopter modifications, the conference will also examine the importance of electronic warfare in a disrupted world. Furthermore, the role of multi-role helicopters in search and rescue missions, oil and gas and critical infrastructure monitoring will be under the spotlight.

Furthermore, the event will focus on a number of other topics, including the development of aircraft repair and maintenance centres in the region, as well as improved operational efficiencies in command and control, smart computing, surveillance, recovery and e-defence capabilities. 

Aside from DCAA, the exhibition is also supported by a number of key government entities notably the Ministry of Defence, UAE Airforce, Dubai Airports, Dubai Police, and Dubai South. 

Fostering Future Partnerships

Over 60 exhibitors and visitors coming from more than 30 countries are expected to participate this year. The three-day event will feature leading global speakers and top companies from Hungary, U.S., Canada, Australia, Italy, Lithuania, Egypt, Russia, Bahrain, Switzerland, Romania, Lebanon, France, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Korea, Colombia and UAE to showcase their products, services and technologies for defence, homeland security, commercial and military helicopter sectors and explore future partnerships. 

Jalaal Abu Hassan, regional sales manager, instruments – ME, FLIR Systems said: “In the defence sector, thermal imaging is mostly associated with ‘seeing the enemy.’ The technology is now widely used by government test labs; military test range applications; and aerospace and astronomy applications to include tracking, target signature, laser designation and scoring, munitions testing, adaptive optics, technical surveillance and countermeasures. With the information provided by thermal imaging, researchers can characterize objects in the thermal spectrum to identify and improve their designs. Visit us at the Dubai Helishow 2018 to learn more about thermal imaging and its wide variety of applications.”

On the other hand, Steve Ghaleb, vice president of commercial operations at DART Aerospace said: “Attending this show as a networking exhibitor and sponsor is another great stepping-stone towards having a stronger presence in the region. Especially with the high demand for our AW139 Emergency Flotation System with Integrated Liferaft, we are glad to be offering aerospace mission-critical equipment of the highest value to aircraft OEM and operators within the UAE.”

Reference Text/Photo:
www.dubaihelishow.com

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