The International Defence Exhibition & Conference (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.
History
The first edition of the exhibition took place in 1993. The exhibition is organized through the state-run Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company.
The business conducted at the 2005 IDEX totalled 2 billion US dollars. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the arms sales of the SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military services companies in 2017 (outside China) totalled $398.2 billion.SIPRI Top 100 Arms-Producing and Military Services Companies SIPRI. Retrieved 2019-12-18. well known exhibitors are Airbus Group, Jobaria Defence, Isotrex, Lockheed Martin, Streit Group, Oshkosh Corporation and Saab. IDEX 2023 was held from 20th to 24th February 2023 with approximately 1300 exhibitors.
See also Africa Aerospace and Defence—Defence expo in Pretoria, South Africa Eurosatory—Defence expo in Paris, France International Defence Industry Fair—Defence expo in Istanbul, Turkey International Defence Exhibition and Seminar—Defence expo in Karachi, Pakistan Special Operations Forces Exhibition—Defence expo in Amman, Jordan
References
External links
Jane's IDEX 2011 show site at the Jane's Defence Weekly website 2009 Review at the Monocle website IDEX -2011 Press Release official IDEX website IDEX 2011—The National IDEX topic