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
2018
| January | ||
| 16-18 | Electronic Warfare | Warsaw |
| 18-19 | Aerospace & Defence MRO | New Delhi |
| 22-25 | International Armoured Vehicles | London |
| 30-31 | ADECS 2018 | Singapore |
| February | ||
| 1-2 | Mobile Deployable Communications | Warsaw |
| 1-2 | Network Centric Warfare | Rome |
| 6-11 | Singapore Air Show 2018 | Singapore |
| 20-22 | General Police Equipment Exhibition & Conference | Frankfurt |
| 20-23 | SICUR | Madrid |
| 21-22 | Border Security | Rome |
| 25-27 | Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference | Abu Dhabi |
| 25-27 | Simulation & Training Exhibition and Conference | Abu Dhabi |
| March | ||
| 6-7 | Security & Counter Terror Expo | London |
| 6-8 | ISNR/Infosecurity Middle East | Abu Dhabi |
| 10-13 | IQDEX | Baghdad |
| 12-13 | Protect 2018 | Metro Manila |
| 12-14 | Future Soldier Technology | London |
| 12-14 | DIMDEX 2018 | Doha |
| 20-21 | Securex West Africa | Lagos |
| 20-22 | Cyber Intelligence Asia | Singapore |
| 20-22 | Underwater Defense and Security | Portsmouth |
| 26-28 | AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition | Huntsville |
| 29-31 | ArmHiTec | Yerevan |
| April | ||
| 3-5 | NCT USA 2018 | Washington DC |
| 3-8 | FIDAE 2018 | Santiago |
| 10-12 | LAAD Security 2018 | Sao Paulo |
| 11-12 | Future Armoured Vehicles Situational Awareness | London |
| 11-14 | DEFEXPO India | Chennai |
| 16-19 | 16th Defence Services Asia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 16-19 | National Security Asia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 17-18 | Air Mission Planning and Support | London |
| 17-19 | Combat Logistics | Warsaw |
| 17-19 | CBRNe Summit Europe | Rome |
| 24-26 | Expo Seguridad 2018 | Mexico City |
| 25-26 | Robotics and Autonomous Systems | London |
| 25-26 | Military Space Situational Awareness | London |
| 25-29 | Berlin Air Show | Berlin |
| May | ||
| 7-9 | CIDEX 2018 | Beijing |
| 8-10 | SOFEX 2018 | Amman |
| 14-15 | MilSatCom Asia Pacific | Singapore |
| 15-17 | ITEC | Stuttgart |
| 15-18 | Aerospace & Defence Meetings Sevilla 2018 | Sevilla |
| 16-17 | Unmanned Maritime Systems | London |
| 16-18 | Black Sea Defense & Aerospace 2018 | Bucharest |
| 16-18 | IDEB | Bratislava |
| 21-22 | Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe | Prague |
| 22-24 | Maritime Search & Rescue | Helsinki |
| 23-24 | Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe | Prague |
| 23-26 | KADEX 2018 | Astana |
| 30-(June) 2 | HEMUS 2018 | Plovdiv |
| June | ||
| 5-6 | Future Armoured Vehicles Weapon Systems | London |
| 5-7 | Future Surface Fleet | Portsmouth |
| 5-7 | Electronic Warfare Europe | Lausanne |
| 11-15 | Eurosatory | Paris |
| 25-27 | Balt Military Expo | Gdansk |
| 26-27 | Defence Communications | Krakow |
| 26-28 | Undersea Defence Technology | Glasgow |
| July | ||
| 16-22 | Farnborough International Airshow | Farnborough |
| 24-25 | Public Venue Security and Counter-Terrorism Summit APAC | Kuala Lumpur |
| August | ||
| 21-26 | Int’l Military-Technical Forum-ARMY 2018 | Moscow |
| 29-30 | ISDEF 2018/Japan | Tokyo |
| September | ||
| 4-6 | Land Forces 2018 | Adelaide |
| 4-7 | MSPO | Kielce |
| 10-13 | SPIE Security + Defence | Berlin |
| 12-16 | DX Korea 2018 | Goyang |
| 13-15 | SAHA EXPO 2018 | Istanbul |
| 19-20 | Defence Exports | Rome |
| 20-23 | SOBRA | Gornja Radgona |
| 26-27 | UAV Technology | Prague |
| 26-28 | ADAS 2018 | Metro Manila |
| October | ||
| 1-2 | Defence Safety Conference | London |
| 2-4 | Naval Damage Control | Portsmouth |
| 9-12 | International Arms and Security 2018 | Kyiv |
| 9-12 | International Aviation and Space Salon | Kyiv |
| 15-16 | Int’l Conference on Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics | Helsinki |
| 16-18 | Combat Engineer | Poland |
| 16-18 | Helitech International | Amsterdam |
| 17-19 | Future Forces International Exhibition | Prague |
| 23-24 | Air Missile Defense Technology | Prague |
| 23-25 | Combat Helicopter | Bucharest |
| 23-25 | Industrial Cooperation Days…Defense & Aerospace | Ankara |
| 23-26 | Interpolitex | Moscow |
| 23-26 | Euronaval 2018 | Paris |
| 30-31 | Armoured Vehicles Asia | Bangkok |
| November | ||
| 6-8 | Helishow Dubai 2018 | Dubai |
| 6-8 | Global MilSatCom 2018 | London |
| 6-11 | Airshow China 2018 | Zhuhai |
| 7-10 | INDODEFENCE 2018 | Jakarta |
| 13 | Active Protection Systems Focus Day (Copthorne Tara) | London |
| 13-15 | 4th Future Armored Vehicles Survivability | London |
| 15-17 | Australian Warrior Expo 2018 | Brisbane |
| 26-27 | Maritime Information Warfare | London |
| 27-30 | IDEAS | Karachi |
| December | ||
| 3-5 | Egypt Defence Expo | Cairo |
| 4-5 | Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refueling | Rome |
| 4-5 | Counter Terror Asia Expo 2018 | Singapore |
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