August 4, 2026

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Middle East holidays are back – and with UAE prices down 25%, there's never been a cheaper time to go. But which destinations are chic… and which scream 'new money'?

Dubai is back but where does the glitzy Emirati city – and other Middle East destinations – sit on the barometer of holiday taste?

New £1.3bn Legend of the Seas liner has a zip-line, giant waterpark and TRAIN at sea plus room for 7,000 passengers – but is this floating goliath actually fun to holiday on?

Jo Kessel is among one of the first passengers on board Royal Caribbean’s latest liner, which stretches almost a quarter of a mile in length and has designated neighbourhoods on board.

Sikorsky Details Armed Black Hawk and U-Hawk Plans, Including Optional Piloting and Export Interest

Sikorsky details plans to bring optional piloting into production, expand the Black Hawk’s payload and range, and offer armed configurations to both existing and new-build aircraft. During the recent Farnborough International Airshow 2026, The Aviationist had the opportunity to discuss…

Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile

Photographs from Gifu Air Base show F-2B prototype 63-8101 carrying the new Air-Launched Type 25 anti-ship missile during the programme’s first publicly observed captive-carry flight tests. Japan has taken another step towards fielding its series of next-generation indigenous stand-off weapons,…