Egypt Defence Expo

Egypt Defence Expo, or EDEX, is the first international defence exhibition in Egypt, covering air, land and sea military technologies. The exhibition is held every two years at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in the city of New Cairo. The exhibition is organised by Clarion Events Defence and Security, in cooperation with the Egyptian Armed Forces and Ministry of Military Production. EDEX aims to bring together key defence and security players from the region and across the world.[1]

Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX)
GenreDefense
VenueEgypt International Exhibition Center
Location(s)New Cairo
CountryEgypt
Inaugurated3 December 2018
Next event7 December 2020
Attendance30,000 (2018)
Organized byClarion Events in coordination with the Egyptian Armed Forces and Ministry of Military Production
Websiteegyptdefenceexpo.com

Announcement

During a press conference in Cairo in December 2017, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced that Egypt will host a major international defence exhibition in 2018, Under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, under the name of EgyptDefence Expo (EDEX).[2]

Venue

The event takes place at the new Egypt International Exhibition Center. The exhibition center was established in New Cairo by the Armed Forces in October 2017. It is considered the largest international exhibition center in Egypt.[3]

EDEX 2018

Egypt Defence Expo 2018 was held on 3–5 December 2018. Over 350 international defence and security manufacturers from over 40 countries took part as exhibitors, and over 30,000 visitors attended the exhibition across three days. The exhibition featured a fully hosted international military VIP Delegation Programme.[4]

EDEX 2020

The second edition will be held 7–10 December 2020 at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre (EIEC) in New Cairo with over 400 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors expected to attend the show.[4]

References
  1. "Egypt's military to hold first defense, security exhibition in December 2018". 12 December 2017.
  2. "EDEX New Defence EXpo Exhibition in Egypt for December 2018". 13 December 2017.
  3. "Armed Forces established largest int'l exhibition center in New Cairo". 2 December 2017.
  4. "Welcome". EDEX 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-01.


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