The World Defense Show wrapped up last Thursday with a total of 61 contracts worth SAR 26 bn signed throughout the five-day event, Saudi Gazette reported last week. This is up from SAR 21 bn worth of purchase agreements signed in 2022.

REMEMBER- The Kingdom has a target of localizing over 50% of its military equipment spending by 2030.

The event gained a lot of traction in its second edition, featuring 773 exhibitors, up from 600 in 2022, 441 official delegations (up from 100) 106k visitors (up from 65k) and 76 participating countries (vs 42 a year ago) the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) said on X on Friday.

See you in 2026: The event will next run 8-12 February 2026.

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