WThe African Aerospace and Defence Expo (AAD) is an aerospace and defence exhibition held every two years at AFB Waterkloof, in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. The exhibition combines a trade exhibition and an air show.
WCANSEC is Canada's global defence and security trade show hosted annually in Ottawa since 1998. It is hosted by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), the national industry voice of more than 800 Canadian defence and security companies. The two-day event showcases leading-edge technology, products and services for land-based, naval, aerospace and joint forces military units.
WEgypt Defence Expo, or EDEX, is the first international defence exhibition in Egypt, covering air, land and sea military technologies. The exhibition is held every two years at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in the city of New Cairo. The exhibition is organised by Clarion Events Defence and Security, in cooperation with the Egyptian Armed Forces and Ministry of Military Production. EDEX aims to bring together key defence and security players from the region and across the world.
WEurosatory is an international Defence and Security industry trade fair that is held every two years in the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, Paris, France. In 2018 it gathered over 1,800 exhibitors and over 57,000 visitors. It is organized by COGES in partnership with the French Ministry of Defense.
WThe Farnborough Airshow, officially the Farnborough International Airshow, is a trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries, where civilian and military aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and investors. Since its first show in 1948, Farnborough has seen the debut of many famous planes, including the Vickers VC10, Concorde, the Eurofighter, the Airbus A380, and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. At the 1958 show, the RAF’s Black Arrows executed a 22-plane formation loop, setting a world record.
WIn the United States, a gun show is an event where promoters generally rent large public venues and then rent tables for display areas for dealers of guns and related items, and charge admission for buyers. The majority of guns for sale at gun shows are modern sporting firearms. Approximately 5,000 gun shows occur annually in the United States.
WIndo Defence Expo & Forum is a biannual arms and defence technology sales exhibition as well as promotional event for international defense and security equipment manufacturers, which is held sice 2004 at JIExpo, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the largest exhibition of its kind in Southeast Asia and world calendar event.
WThe International Defence Exhibition & Conference, or IDEX, is a biennial arms and defence technology sales exhibition. The exhibition is the largest defence exhibition and conference in the Middle East and takes place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
WThe International Defence Exhibition and Seminar, more commonly referred to as IDEAS, is a defence sector event, held biannually, in Pakistan. Since its inception by President Pervez Musharraf in 2000, it has grown to include more than 54,000 trade visitors, 290 delegates members, 133 national exhibitors and 294 exhibitors from around the world in latest IDEAS 2016 held from 22–25 November 2016.
WThe International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO claims to be the largest trade fair event dedicated to military equipment in Central and Eastern Europe. Established in 1993, it is currently held every year at Targi Kielce in Kielce, Poland. The exhibition brings together over 400 exhibitors from 29 countries and attracts more than 13,000 visitors annually. The MSPO showcases the latest military technologies, armaments and products for the army. This four-day trade fair is attended by the professionals, who represent Polish Army, the Police, the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Interior and Administration, and Polish Government. The event is visited by the world’s largest defense industry powers, such as: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States. The best products showcased at the event are awarded the annual Award of the RP President, as well as the Defender Awards and Special Commendations of the Minister of National Defence. The International Defence Industry Exhibition is held together with the International Logistics Fair LOGISTYKA. LOGISTYKA displays wide range of products, ranging from uniforms, food products and equipment used for meal preparation to storage and transport, medical equipment, communications and IT systems and electronic engineering solutions.
WThe International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) is a defence industry fair held in Turkey and organized by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation since 1993. The Foundation organizes the IDEF once in every two years and before each fair it chooses the organizer firm and exhibition venue by calling a tender. The exhibitions generally take place in Ankara or Istanbul.
WMAKS is an international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Moscow, Russia. The event was organized by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade until 2009, more recently by the Government of Moscow and Aviasalon. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, the air show was renamed as MAKS and is held biennially on odd years.
WThe Paris Air Show is the largest air show and aerospace-industry exhibition event in the world, measured by number of exhibitors and size of exhibit space. In second place is UK's Farnborough, followed by Dubai Air Show or Singapore Airshow. The latest was the 53rd Air Show which was held from 17 to 23 June 2019 with 2,453 exhibitors from 49 countries over 125,000 m2 It claims to be the world's calendar-oldest air show. Established in 1909, it has been held every odd year since 1949 at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in north Paris, France.
WRussian Expo Arms is the international exhibition of arms, military equipment and ammunition that is regularly held in Nizhny Tagil, Russia since 1999.
WThe SHOT Show is an American annual trade show for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry.
WThe Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX) is a special operations and homeland security event that is held every two years at the King Abdullah I airbase in Marka, Jordan. The specialized event is held under the patronage of King Abdullah II, the supervision of Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein and is supported by the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF).