Defense Industry Links

Major Arms Fairs







Africa Aero and Defense
Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD)is one of the world's premier aerospace and defense events and holds a prominent position within the aviation and defense calendar. The exhibition takes place on a biennial basis in September. The first three days of the exhibition are traditionally trade days, followed by two airshow days that is open to the public.

Arms Control Association
Mission

The Arms Control Association (ACA), founded in 1971, is a national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies. Through its public education and media programs and its magazine, Arms Control Today (ACT), ACA provides policy-makers, the press and the interested public with authoritative information, analysis and commentary on arms control proposals, negotiations and agreements, and related national security issues. In addition to the regular press briefings ACA holds on major arms control developments, the Association's staff provides commentary and analysis on a broad spectrum of issues for journalists and scholars both in the United States and abroad.Defendory
Takes place in Greece, and was originally set up in 1980 to ensure Greece had access to arms imports. Now it has been described as on of the world's premier military exhibitions.


Eurosatory
Take place in Paris describes itself as an international exhibition for land and land-air defense. Paris also hosts the largest air in the world.

IDEAS Pakistan
International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS), showcases a wide variety of technology, ranging from equipment used in the third world countries to the most sophisticated systems from the West. This exhibition provides a perfect interactive platform for the defense forces to assess the best products and technology to cater for their respective defense-related requirements...

IDEX
IDEX 2011 takes place at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (known locally as ADNEC).

ADNEC is located in the Capital City’s Diplomatic District between Khaleej Al Arabi Street/Coast Road (30th Street) and Airport Road. It is situated adjacent to Zayed Military Hospital and Zayed Sports City.

The centre is conveniently located 20 minutes from Abu Dhabi City Centre / Corniche, 20 minutes from the Abu Dhabi International Airport and 40 minutes from Jebel Ali, Dubai.

Latin America Aero and Defense
LAAD – Defense & Security, the most important trade show for the defense and security industry in Latin America – takes place every two years bringing together Brazilian and international companies that specialize in supplying equipment and services to all three major services of the Armed Forces, Police, special forces and security services, as well as consultants and government agencies.

Shot Show

The SHOT Show is an American annual trade show for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry. It is the biggest event of this type in the world together with IWA & OutdoorClassics, also taking place annually.