• Exhibition floorspace for World Defense Show 2026 is already 50 percent sold.
  • The third edition expects greater demand from exhibitors, visitors and delegations.
  • WDS team will be available to meet at Eurosatory in Paris.

Riyadh, KSA, 18 June 2024: Following the success of its second edition in February 2024, the World Defense Show 2026 has registered huge early demand from international exhibitors, with 50 percent of the event’s floorspace already sold. 

World Defense Show 2024 saw a record number of 773 exhibitors showcased on an expanded floor space. Six months before the event opened, it sold out. The third edition looks to be selling even faster and expects greater demand from exhibitors, visitors, and delegations. 

Andrew Pearcey, Chief Executive Officer of World Defense Show, said: “The demand has been phenomenal. Just four months after the show’s second edition closed, due to global industry approbation, we have already sold 50 percent of the floor space for the third edition. Many of the industry’s leading multi-domain businesses booked their stands for 2026 during the 2024 event. I am in no doubt that World Defense Show 2026, will be an essential event for global companies across the defense supply chain.”

The WDS team will attend the Eurosatory, held from 17-21 June at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. This event will give potential exhibitors an opportunity to learn more about the 2026 event and book their space while it is still available. 

Pearcey said: “This news further cements our position as the emerging global hub for the defense industry. We have grown each year, in the size of our event, in the number of exhibitors and visitors, but also in the depth and breadth of expertise and influence of those taking part in our panels, presentations and discussions. 

“Our impact is effected in two ways, as a gateway to partnership and collaboration with the Saudi Arabian defense industry, but more importantly as a truly global networking and policymaking event, welcoming senior delegations from around the world to meet representatives of the international defense industry in a confidential and impartial setting,” he added. 

WDS 2026 will see the return of many of the event’s acclaimed networking features and programs, including the highly successful ‘Meet the KSA Government’ program, which shares the latest developments on the Kingdom’s business guidelines, investment requirements, and partnership processes. 

The show’s growing Delegations Program will also return. In 2024, the program matched high-ranking officials from 441 delegations representing 112 countries to exhibitors looking to expand into their specific markets. The extended B2B Connect will once again facilitate meetings between buyers and suppliers across the supply chain. 

Over the coming months, WDS 2026 will announce other successful signature features, as well as an abundance of new show themes and ways to network.