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World Defense Show 2028 takes place from 16 to 20 January 2028 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fourth edition of the biennial defence exhibition is organised by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), which founded the show in 2022.
The show covers the air, land, sea, space and security domains. Its 800,000 m² venue comprises three exhibition halls, outdoor exhibition areas, a dedicated land demonstration track and a 2,700-metre runway for static aircraft displays and flying demonstrations.
For the 2026 edition, held in February 2026, the organiser reports 1,486 exhibitors from 89 countries, 137,000 visitors and 513 official delegations from 121 countries, as well as 389 live demonstrations across the air, land and unmanned domains.
