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| Event ↕ | Location ↕ | Region ↕ | Dates ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Navy | Crystal City, Virginia, USA | North America | 13-15 January 2026 |
| DIMDEX | Doha, Qatar | Middle East | 19-22 January 2026 |
| International Armoured Vehicles (Conference & Exhibition) | Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, UK | Europe | 20-22 January 2026 |
| UMEX (Unmanned Systems Simulation & Training) | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Middle East | 20-22 January 2026 |
| Apex Defense (a Clarion event) | Washington DC, USA | North America | 27-28 January 2026 |
| Singapore Air Show | Changi, Singapore | Asia-Pacific | 3-6 February 2026 |
| World Defense Show | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 8-12 February 2026 |
| WEST (US Naval Institute & AFCEA) Maritime | San Diego, USA | North America | 10-12 February 2026 |
| AFA Warfare Symposium | Aurora, Colorado, USA | North America | 23-25 February 2026 |
| DGI (Geospatial Intelligence) | QEII Centre, London, UK | Europe | 23-25 February 2026 |
| International Military Helicopter Conference (IMH) | London, UK | Europe | 24-26 February 2026 |
| Space-Comm Expo | Farnborough, UK | Europe | 4-5 March 2026 |
| DefExpo, India | India (Ranchi TBC) | Asia-Pacific | 2026 |
| Oceanology International | London Excel, UK | Europe | 10-12 March 2026 |
| AUSA's Global Force | Huntsville, Alabama, USA | North America | 24-26 March 2026 |
| Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit (A&DSS) | Seattle, USA | North America | 17-19 March 2026 |
| Satellite 2026 | Washington DC, USA | North America | 23-26 March 2026 |
| Xponential Europe (AUVSI) | Dusseldorf, Germany | Europe | 24-26 March 2026 |
| FIDAE | Santiago Int'l Airport, Chile | South America | 7-12 April 2026 |
| IT2EC | Excel, London, UK (co-locating with UDT) | Europe | 14-16 April 2026 |
| UDT Global | Excel, London, UK (co-locating with IT2EC) | Europe | 14-16 April 2026 |
| QUAD A (Army Aviation) | Nashville, TN, USA | North America | 15-17 April 2026 |
| Sea-Air-Space (Navy League) | Gaylord, National Harbor, MD, USA | North America | 19-22 April 2026 |
| DSA (& NATSEC Asia) | MITEC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Asia-Pacific | 20-23 April 2026 |
| Modern Day Marine | Washington, DC, USA | North America | 28-30 April 2026 |
| SAHA Expo (International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition) | Istanbul, Turkey | Middle East | 5-9 May 2026 |
| Xponential/AUVSI | Detroit, Michigan, USA | North America | 11-14 May 2026 |
| BSDA (Black Sea Defence & Aerospace Exhibition) | Bucharest, Romania | Europe | 13-15 May 2026 |
| SOF Week | Tampa, FL, USA | North America | 18-22 May 2026 |
| AOC Europe | Helsinki, Finland | Europe | 19-21 May 2026 |
| Future Artillery | London, UK | Europe | 19-21 May 2026 |
| Combined Naval Event | Farnborough, UK | Europe | 19-21 May 2026 |
| CANSEC 2026 | Ottawa, Canada | North America | 28-29 May 2026 |
| DSET (Defence Simulation Education & Training) | Bristol, UK | Europe | June 2026 |
| HEMUS (Defence, Anti-Terrorism & Security) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Europe | 3-6 June 2026 |
| ILA | Berlin, Germany | Europe | 10-14 June 2026 |
| Eurosatory | Villepinte, Paris, France | Europe | 15-19 June 2026 |
| Full Spectrum Air Defence | London, UK | Europe | 23-25 June 2026 |
| The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2025 | Fairford, UK | Europe | 17-19 July 2026 |
| Farnborough Air Show | Farnborough, UK | Europe | 20-24 July 2026 |
| Swedish Air Force 100 years Celebration Air Show | Malmslätt, Sweden | Europe | 22-23 August 2026 |
| MSPO | Kielce, Poland | Europe | September 2026 |
| ADAS (Asian Defence & Security) | Manila, Philippines | Asia-Pacific | 2-4 September 2026 |
| Land Forces 2026 | Melbourne, Australia | Asia-Pacific | 9-11 September 2026 |
| AFA (Air & Space Forces Association) National Convention | National Harbor, MD, USA | North America | 12-13 September 2026 |
| Air, Space & Cyber Conference | National Harbor, MD, USA | North America | 14-16 September 2026 |
| EWLive | Tartu, Estonia | Europe | 15-17 September 2026 |
| NATO & Czech DAYS | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Europe | 19-20 September 2026 |
| African Aerospace & Defence AAD | AFB Waterkloof, Centurion, South Africa | Africa | 16-20 September 2026 |
| Euro Defence Expo 2026 | Essen, Germany | Europe | 22-25 September 2026 |
| DVD | UTAC Millbrook, Bedfordshire, UK | Europe | 16-17 September 2026 |
| Egypt International Airshow | El Alamein Airport, Egypt | Middle East | September 2026 (TBC) |
| ADEX 2026 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Asia-Pacific | 30 Sept - 02 Oct September 2026 |
| GSOF Europe | Rome, Italy | Europe | 6-8 October 2026 |
| KADEX | Gyeryongdae, Seoul, South Korea | Asia-Pacific | 6-10 October 2026 |
| AUSA Annual | National Convention Center, DC, USA | North America | 12-14 October 2026 |
| Future Forces International Exhibition & Forum | Prague, Czech Republic | Europe | 21-23 October 2026 |
| SOFEX | Aqaba, Jordan | Middle East | 27-29 October 2026 |
| Euronaval | Villepinte, Paris, France | Europe | 3-6 November 2026 |
| Bahrain International Airshow | Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain | Middle East | 18-20 November 2026 |
| Indo Defence | Jakarta, Indonesia | Asia-Pacific | 18-21 November 2026 |
| I/ITSEC | Orlando, FL, USA | North America | 30 Nov - 4 Dec 2026 |
| Expo Naval | Valparaíso, Santiago, Chile | South America | 1-3 December 2026 |
| AOC Annual Convention | National Harbor, MD, USA | North America | 8-10 December 2026 |
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