Riyadh: Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force Lieutenant General Prince Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz headed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation participating in this year's El Alamein International Airshow, which kicked off yesterday in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with the participation of prominent leaders and decision-makers in the aviation, space, and defense sectors worldwide.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the Kingdom's delegation included General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) President Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, along with several officials from the Ministry of Defense and GACA. Lieutenant General Prince Turki bin Bandar and the accompanying delegation visited the pavilions of companies participating in the airshow, where they viewed the latest aircraft, technologies, and services in commercial and military aviation, space, and defense, and watched the aerial displays accompanying the opening.

Lieutenant General Prince Turki bin Bandar also attended the opening of the 'Future of Space and Aviation Technology' Forum, held as part of the airshow's preliminary events, in the presence of several air force commanders, heads of aviation authorities, and chief executive officers of major aviation and space companies. The forum discussed various trends and technologies related to the future of the aviation, space, and defense industries, particularly artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, as well as advances in air capabilities and multidomain operations.

On the sidelines of the forum, Lieutenant General Prince Turki bin Bandar met with a number of air force commanders to review military cooperation and ways to develop it, and discuss a number of issues of mutual interest.