Textron (Chalet A43-45) is here at the Dubai showcasing its military and commercial products through its Textron Aviation, Textron AirLand, Bell Helicopter and Textron Systems businesses.

Making its regional debut, Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Latitude business jet is here at the Dubai Airshow. It features a 2,850-nm range and a six-foot-high cabin, despite being classed in the midsize category. It was FAA certified in June.

Turboprops are also part of the static display, such as the special-missions-configured Beechcraft King Air 350ER and Cessna Grand Caravan EX. In the former aircraft, the forward cabin has four seats and two tables in a club arrangement, while the aft section is a medical station. The latter aircraft’s cabin combines passenger seats, a surveillance console and a medical stretcher. The Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine turboprop single is Textron Aviation's offering in the light-attack category.

The Scorpion, displayed here as a model, is designed as an affordable military jet. Its target acquisition price is $20 million and hourly operating costs have proven to be below $3,000, according to Textron AirLand. In an ISR mission, the twinjet can spend more than five hours on station within an operations radius of 150 nm. A centerline bay and an open electronic architecture accommodates sensors in a “plug-and-play” format, according to the manufacturer.

Textron Systems is exhibiting its Shadow M2 tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The new version can fly at a higher altitude and offers flexible payload configurations. The Aerosonde small UAS as well as the G-Claw and Fury precision-guided weapon systems will also be on display.