Tag: Berlin Air Show

Mercedes-Benz Eyes Defence Vehicle Growth

Newly manufactured Mercedes-Benz Zetros tactical trucks equipped for military defence operations stand parked outside a production hall at the Mercedes-Benz Trucks assembly plant in Woerth am Rhein, Germany | Photo: Katharina Kausche/dpa

Mercedes-Benz has announced a tie-up with drone start-up Tytan Technologies at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Berlin, the centrepiece of which is to be a drone defence system, for which the Stuttgart-based brand is to provide the carrier vehicles.

Berlin Air Show Hit by Pro-Palestine Protests

Police officers remove a glued-on protester from an access road during the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport. The ILA runs from June 10 to June 14 | Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa

Pro-Palestine activists blocked access to the ILA Berlin Air Show ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit. Police removed protesters after they disrupted the opening of Germany’s major aerospace and defence event.