Calidus unveils B-350 combat ISR turboprop

UAE-based aircraft manufacturer Calidus has finally unveiled at the recent Dubai Airshow a mock-up of its B-350 border patrol aircraft (BPA) after years of keeping it under wraps. The B-350 is predominantly a combat intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform, with six hardpoints for air launch weapons under each wing. Although still a concept, the platform has a retractable MX-25 EO/IR system under the nose and a Leonardo Osprey 30 AESA radar under the fuselage. Head of Aerospace Cluster, Mustapha