With confident steps and accurate scientific programs that look forward to the future, the Kingdom plans to enhance its position in the military industries, and to upgrade it to the global level, as it plans to settle more than 50 % of spending on military equipment and services by 2030, and this comes as a belief from the country's leaders that the Kingdom has the capabilitiesAnd technical and human capabilities, as well as the required experiences, which help them achieve all their aspirations in this field.
Hence, it was not surprising that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud -may God protect him -sponsors the first edition of the Global Defense Exhibition, that pioneering international event for defense and security, in this a clear indication that the Kingdom took this path with all its weight, and will notIt deviates from it, so that all the goals set by Vision 2030 will achieve a wheel of defense and security industries locally.
This exhibition, organized by the General Authority for Military Industries, will be held every two years, will not be a transient ordinary or traditional event, because it aims to shed light on the latest technical developments in the industry and operational compatibility systems through all the five defense areas; Righteousness, sea, atmosphere, space and information security, as it aims to be the Kingdom as a major center to display the latest military industries for defense and security, which is what the exhibition seeks to achieve on the ground, by attracting about 30 thousand visitors, with 600 exhibitors from more than 40 countries, and when it is achieved The exhibition is these numbers in its first version, as this reflects the Kingdom's international position and its pioneering position in this sector, which enhances the diversity of the sources of the country and economic growth..
Perhaps the design of the exhibition headquarters on an area of 800 thousand square meters, and providing it with the "Meeting Partners" program, which provides 600 direct personal interviews, combines suppliers, buyers and decision makers around the world, confirms the position that the exhibition will be in the future, that it becomes one of the most important exhibitions in the world inDefense and Security Sector.
The inclusiveness of the exhibition and the feasibility of its future programs, made it allocate to women a role in the defense and security sector, through a program entitled "Women in the Defense Sector", which brings together a group of women's inspiring leaders in the field around the world, during the International Women's Day, and a set of words and discussions will be presented aboutDiversity and inclusion, and the role of women in this promising sector.