Currently, more than 270 companies from 29 countries have confirmed their participation in the ADEX and Securex Caspian exhibitions, Gulsum Rzayeva, Head of the International Strategic Cooperation Department of the Office of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense Industry, said at a press conference dedicated to the ADEX and Securex Caspian exhibitions, APA reports.
She stated that the countries to be represented with stands at the exhibitions include Azerbaijan, the United States, Germany, Belarus, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Korea, the Czech Republic, China, France, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and other countries.
She noted that the United States' active participation in ADEX 2026 is particularly noteworthy this year: "US companies such as Northrop Grumman, SIG SAUER, Lockheed Martin, Vantor, and Ondas will be represented at the exhibition for the first time."
She added that Germany's Rheinmetall and Rohde & Schwarz, as well as the UK's BAE Systems and other companies, will participate in the exhibition for the first time.
It was stated that Türkiye will be the most widely represented country at the exhibition.
Traditional international participants in the exhibitions include Türkiye's Roketsan, Aselsan, Baykar, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), and Havelsan, Italy's Leonardo, the Czech Republic's CSG, the United Arab Emirates' EDGE Group, and Spain's INDRA.
It was noted that Türkiye's Roketsan is the main sponsor of the ADEX exhibition, while the US company Northrop Grumman is the country partner sponsor.
A total of 14 countries, including the United States, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, China, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, will be represented at the exhibitions with national pavilions.