Who Visits?

As the leading defence event for region, IDEX attracts 10,000’s of attendees from across the world and the surrounding regions of the Middle East, Africa and Asian Subcontinent.

Participants at IDEX 2013 can expect to meet and engage with:

The central location of the United Arab Emirates within the Middle East attracts visitors from countries of the surrounding regions.  These include representatives from each of the GCC (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), North Africa and the Asian Subcontinent countries.

IDEX is a truly international event and attracts visitors from around the world, including officials and decision makers from Asia, Europe, America and Australasia.

Official Delegations from around the world are invited to attend IDEX, hosted by the UAE Armed Forces, these Official Delegations will attend the opening ceremony and tour the exhibition during their individually timetabled visits.

The Official Delegations include individuals and representatives from Defence Ministers, Chiefs of Staff and Army, Navy and Airforce Commanders.   Also attending IDEX are local, regional and international high profile visitors and officials from Government, industry and the Armed Forces.