Canada has been designated the Lead Nation and is preparing the largest national presentation in the history of its participation at MSPO. A total of 180 Canadian companies will exhibit in Kielce, while other major foreign delegations will include Germany with 89 companies, the United States with 53, Australia with 53, and the United Kingdom with 38. The event, organized from the outset in cooperation with the Polish Ministry of National Defence, is held under the honorary patronage of President of the Republic of Poland Karol Nawrocki. The Polish Armaments Group remains the Strategic Partner of the exhibition.
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An analysis of this year’s exhibitor list reveals a clear trend: alongside manufacturers of weapons, military vehicles and ammunition, companies developing dual-use technologies are accounting for an increasingly large share of the exhibition. Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, optronics, autonomous systems, advanced materials, and solutions for logistics and infrastructure are becoming an integral part of the modern defense industry.
One of the strongest themes of this year’s exhibition will be AI-based technologies. Canada’s OVA will present the StellarX training platform and Agent X, which uses artificial intelligence for military training. Germany’s Materna Virtual Solution will showcase solutions for securely handling classified information up to NATO RESTRICTED level, while South Korea’s Airbility will use MSPO for the world premiere of its KAMD system, designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles in GNSS-denied environments.
Optronics will also be strongly represented. Sill Optics will showcase solutions for night-vision systems, laser rangefinders, and thermal imaging, while PREXER will present thermal and night-vision sights as well as a UAV jamming system. Spain’s Indra will bring its NEMUS AESA radar, electronic warfare systems, and Counter-UAS solutions. Türkiye’s STM, meanwhile, will showcase NETA autonomous underwater vehicles, KARGU loitering munitions, the TOGAN unmanned aerial vehicle, and warship designs.
Military logistics is also playing an increasingly important role. Polish company Contineo will present modular containers for the armed forces and emergency services, Germany’s HETEK will showcase a self-loading and container-leveling system, while Pagacz i Synowie will present the PITON gunshot detection system, Composhield armor, RunFlat inserts, and self-sealing fuel tanks.
Companies supporting industrial production will also be present at MSPO. Abas Business Solutions will present an ERP system for manufacturing plants, Ecoline will showcase its Ecolink IQ platform, which uses AI for predictive maintenance, while Axon’ Cable, CGP, WH Technologies, and Galkor will present solutions used across the defense, aerospace, energy, and manufacturing sectors.
The event’s Strategic Partner, the Polish Armaments Group, will prepare its exhibition in Targi Kielce’s new hall, showcasing key modernization programs being implemented for the Polish Armed Forces. Another important element of this year’s exhibition will be the 27th Polish Armed Forces Exhibition, held under the slogan “Innovation and AI technologies as drivers of modern armed forces.”
This year’s MSPO confirms that the modern defense industry is increasingly reliant on dual-use technologies. Alongside traditional weapon systems, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, optronics, autonomous systems, and solutions supporting manufacturing and logistics are becoming equally important—and these will be among the key themes of the 34th International Defence Industry Exhibition.
During this year’s MSPO, on September 8, a National Scientific Conference entitled “Dual-use technologies as an element of strengthening national defense and economic development” will be held. The event’s substantive program is being developed by experts representing, among others, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, the Warsaw Management University, the Academic Center for Strategic Analyses, the Air Force Institute of Technology, the Military University of Technology, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, WSB University, MORATEX, and the War Studies University. The Scientific Committee is chaired by Prof. Paweł Soroka, coordinator of the Polish Industrial Lobby. Participation in the conference is free of charge.
Meanwhile, on August 14, Targi Kielce hosted a working meeting attended by Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, Deputy Minister at the Polish Ministry of National Defence, devoted to preparations for the 34th MSPO. The discussions focused on the most important elements of this year’s program. Among the topics discussed were details of the planned visit by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the scenario for the exhibition’s opening ceremony, and events being prepared by the Ministry of National Defence. The deputy minister also visited the Kielce exhibition center’s new hall. Another important topic was the planned signing of contracts and agreements, which traditionally form a significant part of the International Defence Industry Exhibition program and underline its importance as a venue for key decisions affecting Poland’s defense sector.
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