Aircraft
eVTOLs and Drones Dominate Farnborough Airshow Displays
Farnborough 2026 show is growing in many other ways
Beta Alia CX300
Beta Alia CX300 on the static display at Farnborough Airshow 2026. © David McIntosh/AIN

A late flurry of aircraft flocking to Farnborough over the weekend boosted what had looked like a relatively meager display lineup for the 2026 airshow. As of Sunday morning, the tally topped 73 exhibits, including several demonstration teams as part of just 15 flying displays. Some aircraft will only appear on Friday.

What jumps out from the list are electric flying debutants, notably the Vertical Aerospace VA-1X eVTOL prototype and the Beta Technologies CX300 airplane. Also enjoying a high profile this year are a slew of uncrewed vehicles vying for a proliferating mix of military and civil use cases, including a quintet of Airbus drones, the Boeing MQ-28, and Leonardo’s Proteus.