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.
2023
| DATE/S | VENUE | LOCATION | |
| January | |||
| Cyber Intelligence Africa | 17-18 | Johannesburg | |
| Mobile Deployable Communications | 25-26 | Copthorne Tara Hotel | London |
| February | |||
| Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology | 1-2 | Copthorne Tara Hotel | London |
| UAV Technology USA | 6-7 | Hilton Arlington | Arlington |
| Counter UAS Homeland Security | 8-9 | Hilton Arlington | Arlington |
| Aero India | 13-17 | Air Force Station | Bengaluru |
| Military Radar Border Security Summit | 14-16 | Tunçalp Özgen Congress Center | Ankara |
| IDEX | 20-24 | ADNEC | Abu Dhabi |
| NAVDEX | 20-24 | ADNEC Marina | Abu Dhabi |
| Australian International Airshow | 28-5 (March) | Avalon Airport | Victoria |
| March | |||
| Defence Logistics Central & Eastern Europe | 1-2 | Marriott Hotel | Budapest |
| Future Soldier Technology | 6-8 | Marriott Hotel | London |
| AFA Warfare Symposium | 6-8 | Aurora | |
| DSEI Japan | 15-17 | Makuhari Messe | Tokyo |
| CBRNE Summit Europe | 21-23 | Lisbon | |
| April | |||
| LAAD Expo | 11-14 | Riocentro | Rio de Janeiro |
| Military Robotics & Autonomous Systems | 17-18 | Copthorne Tara Hotel | London |
| Expo Seguridad México | 18-20 | CDMX | México City |
| Disruptive Technology for Defense… | 19-20 | Austin | |
| Counter UAS Technology Europe | 19-20 | Copthorne Tara Hotel | London |
| Future Armoured Vehicles S.A. | 24-25 | Copthorne Tara Hotel | London |
| Military Space S.A. | 26-27 | Copthorne Tara Hotel | London |
| May | |||
| Uncrewed Maritime Systems | 2-3 | Copthorne Tara Hotel | London |
| SatCom On-The-Move | 2-3 | Hilton Arlington | Arlington |
| Maritime Reconnaissance USA | 4-5 | Hilton Arlington | Arlington |
| DEFEA | 9-11 | Athens | |
| IDEF | 9-12 | Tüyap Fair | Istanbul |
| Future Armoured Vehicles C. & E. Europe | 15-16 | Vienna House Andel’s | Prague |
| Helicopter Technology C. & E. Europe | 17-18 | Vienna House Andel’s | Prague |
| FEINDEF | 17-19 | Madrid | |
| MILEX | 17-20 | Minsk-Arena | Minsk |
| NISEC EXPO | 23-25 | AICC | Abuja |
| Air Dominance Summit | 23-24 | Las Vegas | |
| LIMA | 23-27 | Mahsuri Int’l Exhibition Ctr. | Langkawi |
| POLMIL EXPO | 24-25 | China Asia Exhibition Ctr. | Shenzhen |
| June | |||
| Future Armoured Vehicles Protection Systems USA | 1-2 | Hilton Arlington | Arlington |
| Military Space USA | 5-6 | Renaissance Los Angeles | Los Angeles |
| Future Soldier Technology USA | 6-7 | Hilton Crystal City | Arlington |
| Additive Manufacturing for US Aerospace… | 7-8 | Marriott Orlando | Orlando |
| Armored Vehicles USA | 21-22 | JW Marriott | Austin |
| MilSatCom USA | 21-22 | Hilton Arlington | Arlington |
| China Int’l Defense Electronics Exhibtion | 26-28 | China National Convention Center | Beijing |
| Modern Day Marine | 27-29 | Washington, DC | |
| July | |||
| Military Robotics & Autonomous Systems USA | 10-11 | Hilton Arlington | Arlington |
| MAKS | 18-23 | Zhukovsky | Moscow |
| IDEF | 25-28 | Tuyap | Istanbul |
| August | |||
| September | |||
| Air, Space & Cyber Conference | 11-13 | National Harbor | |
| DSEI | 12-15 | Excel | London |
| TADTE | 14-16 | Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center | Taipei |
| October | |||
| AUSA | 9-11 | Washington, DC | |
| OREL EXPO | 12-15 | Gostiny Dvor | Moscow |
| November | |||
| Global MilSatCom | 7-9 | QE II Conference Center | London |
| December | |||
| Egypt Defence Expo | 4-7 | Egypt IEC | Cairo |
| Defence Logistics Support Summit | 5-6 | Hilton Garden Inn Hotel | Ankara |
| Expodefensa | 5-7 | Bogotá |
2024
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| May | |||
| Defense Services Asia/NATSEC ASIA | 6-9 | MITEC | Kuala Lumpur |
| SEDEC | 7-9 | ||
| June | |||
| Eurosatory | 17-21 | Parc des Expositions Villepinte | Paris |
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21st Century Asian Arms Race 