Fighter jets remain one of the main crowd-pullers at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin. But a walk around the showground quickly makes one thing clear: aircraft are no longer the only attraction. Drones, autonomous systems and digital technologies have emerged as some of the defining themes of this year's event.
The exhibition got off to a disrupted start after pro-Palestinian activists temporarily blocked both access roads to the venue at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), causing delays for visitors. Shuttle buses were unable to operate for a period before police cleared the blockades later in the morning.
