Arms Shows
Hundreds of events are held each year to facilitate the global commerce in weapons and military-related technology.
Below is a month-by-month listing for arms shows, security conferences, and defense exhibitions catering to the world’s governments.
It’s during these occasions that weapons, equipment, and dual-use systems are purchased.
Legend:
Red – finished
Black – upcoming
2022
| January | ||
| 19-21 rescheduled | ADAS | Manila |
| 26-27 | Mobile Deployable Communications | London |
| February | ||
| 7-8 | UAV Technology USA Conference | Arlington |
| 8-9 | Cyber Intelligence Africa | Johannesburg |
| March | ||
| 1-3 | Cyber Intelligence Europe | Oslo |
| 2-5 | IQDEX | Baghdad |
| 6-9 | World Defense Show | Riyadh |
| 7-9 | Future Soldier Technology | London |
| 11-14 | Defexpo 2022 | Gandhinagar |
| 14-16 | Border Management & Technologies Summit 2022 | Dubai |
| 21-23 | ISDEF | Tel Aviv |
| 22-23 | Combat Engineer | Tallinn |
| 22-23 | Combat Logistics | Tallinn |
| 22-24 | Cyber Intelligence Asia | Jakarta |
| 28-31 | Defence Services Asia 17 | Kuala Lumpur |
| 31-(April) 2 | ArmHighTech | Yerevan |
| April | ||
| 4-5 | CBRNe Summit Asia | Bangkok |
| 4-5 | Future Armoured Vehicles Sit. Awareness 2022 | London |
| May | ||
| 4-6 | Border Management & Technologies Summit 2022 | London |
| 10-12 | CBRNe Summit EMEA | Kharkiv |
| 16-17 | Future Armoured Vehicles C. and E. Europe 2022 | Budapest |
| 17-19 | LANPAC Summit & Expo | Honolulu |
| 18-22 | BSDA 2022 | Bucharest |
| 24-26 | Explosive Ordnance Seminar | Budva |
| 24-26 | Future Surface Fleet | Farnborough |
| 24-26 | Submarine Technology | Farnborough |
| 24-26 | Underwater Defence & Security | Farnborough |
| 25-28 rescheduled | KADEX 2022 | Nur-Sultan |
| June | ||
| 1-4 | HEMUS 2022 | Plovdiv |
| 13-17 | Eurosatory | Paris |
| 28-30 | SEDEC | Ankara |
| 28-30 | Expo Seguridad | Mexico City |
| July | ||
| 15-16 | DefenPol China 2022 | Guangzhou |
| 27-28 | AUSA Warfighter Summit & Expo | Fayetteville |
| August | ||
| 29-(Sept) 1 | Defense and Security 2022 | Bangkok |
| September | ||
| 6-8 | ADEX 2022 | Baku |
| 13-14 | Defence Exports Conference | London |
| 15-17 | Vietnam International Aviation Expo | Hanoi |
| 20-22 | Border Management & Technologies Summit 2022 | Singapore |
| 27-30 | Arms and Security XVIII | Kyiv |
| AVIASVIT XI | Kyiv | |
| Expert Security III | Kyiv | |
| October | ||
| 4-5 | Naval Damage Control | Portsmouth |
| 4-6 | CBRNe Summit USA | Denver |
| 18-20 | Global Defence Helicopter | Warsaw |
| 19-20 | Airborne ISR | London |
| 19-21 | Future Forces Forum | Prague |
| 31-3 (November) | SOFEX | Aqaba |
| November | ||
| 2-5 | Indo Defence Expo & Forum | Jakarta |
| 8-9 | Hypersonic Defense | Huntsville |
| 8-10 | Global MilSatcom | London |
| December | ||
| 5-6 | Counter-UAS Technology | Arlington |
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