ILA 2026: Technologies for the Next Generation of Aviation

At this year's ILA, Diehl Aviation is showcasing cutting-edge technologies and concepts that support the shift in modern aviation systems toward more interconnected, modular, and digitized architectures. Through its exhibits, the company offers insights into future developments in aviation - from intelligent avionics platforms to digital cabin solutions.

Technologies for Future Flight Control and Avionics Systems

A key focus is on technologies for future flight control and avionics systems. Diehl Aviation has been developing safety-critical systems for civil and military aviation for decades and contributes this expertise to national and international aviation programs.

At the ILA, the company will demonstrate how modern fly-by-wire flight control systems are increasingly based on integrated, modular, and software-based system architectures. The focus will also be on scalable avionics platforms, intelligent system integration, and powerful computing structures to support and integrate different platforms and applications.

Future Cabin Concept: The Cabin as an Integrated System

With the Future Cabin Concept, Diehl Aviation offers a glimpse into future cabin solutions and new approaches to the passenger experience of tomorrow. Innovative display technologies, smart features, and bionically inspired design concepts demonstrate how comfort, efficiency, and sustainability can be even more closely integrated into the increasingly digitized cabin architecture.

Networked Mission Support and Manned-Unmanned Teaming

In the military sector, Diehl Aviation presents concepts for agile mission support and manned-unmanned teaming. The focus is on display technologies that enable a high degree of flexibility in the cockpit and during mission execution.

One key focus is on a special display for ground control stations. The glasses-free three-dimensional display enables a particularly fast and intuitive understanding of the situation as well as a more precise assessment of complex situational pictures. Mission progress can thus be evaluated in real time, and mission plans can be flexibly adjusted during ongoing operations. This improves both the quality of decision-making and the speed of response in dynamic mission scenarios.

Furthermore, Diehl Aviation is showcasing an additional tablet for legacy platforms that supports interaction with unmanned systems. By separating it from the flight-critical system, new functions and updates can be integrated quickly and flexibly adapted to technological developments and new operational requirements.

Smart Connectivity for the Cabin of Tomorrow

Diehl Aviation is also presenting the CANSAS™ digital cabin platform at the booth of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). The solution demonstrates how future aircraft cabins can be intelligently networked and how various cabin functions can be digitally interconnected.

The focus is on flexible, scalable, and connected solutions that streamline processes for crew, maintenance, and airline operations while creating new opportunities for comfort and the passenger experience.

ILA 2026 will take place from June 10 to 14, 2026, at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport. Visitors can find Diehl Aviation in Hall C at Booth 220.

About Diehl Aviation

Diehl Aviation is a global partner for the aviation industry. The supplier is recognized as a pioneer, driving innovation and enabling the future of flying. Diehl Aviation aims to make travel safer and more comfortable, save valuable resources, and present ground-breaking solutions to customers in all business areas. Diehl Aviation is a corporate division of Diehl Stiftung & Co KG. Diehl Aviation (including Diehl Aerospace, a joint venture with Thales) is a leading system supplier of aircraft system and cabin solutions and currently has over 5,200 employees. Its customers include leading aircraft manufacturers Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, and Embraer, military partners, manufacturers of eVTOL aircraft, and airlines and operators of commercial and business aircraft worldwide.