ILA Berlin

ILA Berlin is an aerospace trade show held at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport and organised by Messe Berlin. It combines an exhibition across aviation, space and defence with a flying display, and it divides its programme into days for industry professionals followed by days open to the general public.

Exhibitors present their products in the halls, on outdoor areas next to the runway and in chalets. Alongside the main segments, special areas gather unmanned systems, the aerospace supply chain, start-ups and recruiting. The Drone Pavilion and unmanned aircraft demonstrations in the flying display make the show relevant to buyers of UAS platforms, while the supplier area brings together manufacturers from small specialist firms to tier-1 partners.

Trade visitors come for business contacts, technology and exchange with the industry. A B2B matchmaking platform helps them arrange structured meetings with exhibitors, and conference stages host sessions where industry, politics and research discuss subjects such as next-generation aircraft, sustainable propulsion, digitalisation, space and defence. Guided tours in English cover emerging technologies, sustainability and security.

For engineers and procurement teams working on large drones and eVTOL aircraft, the show offers a place to meet makers of airframes, propulsion, avionics, materials and subsystems, to see unmanned systems on static display and in flight, and to follow discussion on certification, defence requirements and supply chains. A Defence Park and a delegation programme add the defence side of the sector.