The four-day 2016 International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) at the Berlin ExpoCentre Airport in Schoenefeld, Germany, opens today. It has attracted more than 1,000 exhibitors from 40 countries, who are displaying the latest technology from all areas of the aviation and space industries. Visitors will be able to see some 200 aircraft of all sizes and categories, including the UK heavy metal rock band Iron Maiden’s flying tour bus, both on the ground and in flying displays.
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An Airbus A400M makes a test flight at ILA at the Berlin ExpoCentre Airport runs until Saturday. Ralf Hirschberger / AFP -
An Airbus A400M at the Berlin ExpoCentre Airport in Schoenefeld yesterday. Wolfgang Kumm / AFP -
A German Tornado fighter jet arrives at the ILA yesterday. Ralf Hirschberger / AFP -
German Tornados practice for the ILA, which opens in Germany today. Ralf Hirschberger / AFP -
A military airplane with Canadian insignia is towed at the site of the 2016 ILA, which covers an area the size of 40 football fields, located on the south course of the future Berlin Brandenburg Airport, currently under construction. Ralf Hirschberger / AFP -
A Eurofighter aircraft takes off at the ILA site yesterday. Tobias Schwarz / AFP -
A Predator MQ-9 drone at the ILA site yesterday. Tobias Schwarz / AFP -
A German Eurofighter jet arrives at the ILA. Ralf Hirschberger / AFP -
A soldier of the German armed forces inspects the engine of a helicopter at the ILA yesterday. Tobias Schwarz / AFP -
A scale model of the European rocket Ariane 6 is on display at the ILA this year. The conferences within this year’s event will be focused on ‘technological Innovation’and ‘sustainability’. Ralf Hirschberger / EPA -
Members of the German armed forces Bundeswehr carry a GBU 54 weapon system at the ILA yesterday. Tobias Schwarz / AFP -
German soldiers carry a Taurus weapon system at the ILA, which opens today. Tobias Schwarz / AFP
International Aerospace Exhibition 2016, complete with Iron Maiden – in pictures
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