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Defense Industry Conference Calendar

2026

Date	Location	Event
24-26/03/2026	Düsseldorf, Germany	XPONENTIAL Europe
14-16/04/2026	London, United Kingdom	International Training Technology Exhibition and Conference
14-16/04/2026	London, United Kingdom	Undersea Defence Technology (UDT)
28-29/04/2026	Munich, Germany	European Defence Supply
05-09/05/2026	Istanbul, Turkey	International Defence & Aerospace Exhibition (SAHA)
12-13/05/2026	Vilnius, Lithuania	DAIMEX BALTIC
13-15/05/2026	Bucharest, Romania	Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security International Exhibition (BSDA)
19-21/05/2026	London, United Kingdom	Annual Future Artillery Conference
26-28/05/2026	Kyiv, Ukraine	Expert Security
03-04/06/2026	Odense, Denmark	International Drone Show
03-06/06/2026	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	HEMUS
09-10/06/2026	Brussels, Belgium	TechNet International Expo & Forum
10-11/06/2026	Tallinn, Estonia	Supply, Security & Defence Expo
10-14/06/2026	Berlin, Germany	ILA Berlin
15-19/06/2026	Paris, France	EUROSATORY
23-25/06/2026	Cheltenham, United Kingdom	Defence Simulation Education & Training
30/06/2026 - 01/07/2026	Brussels, Belgium	European Space Forum
20-24/07/2026	Farnborough, United Kingdom	Farnborough International Airshow
19-20/08/2026	Herning, Denmark	DALO Industry Days
20-23/08/2026	Berlin, Germany	European Defense Tech Festival
01/09/2026	Lisbon, Portugal	Bold Machina (BOMA26)
01-03/09/2026	Halifax, Canada	NATO Innovation Continuum GLOW
01-08/09/2026	Paris, France	BattleLab
08-11/09/2026	Kielce, Poland	MSPO
09/09/2026	Paris, France	International Space Summit
14/09/2026 - 09/11/2026	Suffield, Canada	C-UAS Sandbox
14-18/09/2026	Riga, Latvia	DIBAX2026
14-18/09/2026	Helsinki, Finland	Digital Arctic & Eastern Flank Deterrence line
14-24/09/2026	Dorset, United Kingdom	EFDI - Exercise Accelerator 2.0
15-17/09/2026	Ülenurme, Estonia	EWLive
16-17/09/2026	Bedfordshire, United Kingdom	DVD
17/09/2026	Brussels, Belgium	International Defence TechDay
19-20/09/2026	Ostrava, Czech Republic	NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days
20-22/09/2026	London, United Kingdom	UAV Technology Conference
21-25/09/2026	Riga, Latvia	NATO Innovation Range C-UAS Campaign #4
22-23/09/2026	Kyiv, Ukraine	Defense Tech Valley 2026
22-25/09/2026	Essen, Germany	Euro Defence Expo (EDEX)
25-27/09/2026	Lviv, Ukraine	IT Arena
29-30/09/2026	London, United Kingdom	International Security Expo
29-30/09/2026	London, United Kingdom	DroneX Trade Show & Conference
30/09/2026 - 01/10/2026	Stockholm, Sweden	Nato Industry Days 2026
1/10/2026	Sofia, Bulgaria	Bold Adra (BOAD)
05-09/10/2026	Ottawa, Canada	NATO Innovation Continuum SHINE
05-09/10/2026	Paris, France	Wildfire - Counter UxS tactical skills emulator exercise
06-08/10/2026	Rome, Italy	GSOF Symposium Europe
07-09/10/2026	Bordeaux, France	European Professional Trade Show for Defense and Dual-Use Drones
16-18/10/2026	Prague, Czech Republic	Future Forces Forum (FFF）
19-30/10/2026	Riga, Latvia	LCI-X Crucible 4-26
19-23/10/2026	Prague, Czech Republic	Future Forces Forum – Global Networking
20-22/10/2026	Stockholm, Sweden	National Defence Expo
21-23/10/2026	Prague, Czech Republic	Future Forces Exhibition & Forum
29-30/10/2026	Oulu, Finland	NATO Innovation Range for Future Connectivity Capability demonstrator
03-06/11/2026	Paris, France	Euronaval
04-05/11/2026	Ulm, Germany	Readiness Europe
16/11/2026	Helsinki, Finland	Arctic Strike 2026 - TFX EFDL
17-19/11/2026	İzmir, Türkiye	NATO Edge 26
26/11/2026	Helsinki, Finland	Digital Arctic & Eastern Flank Deterrence line
26/11/2026	Tallinn, Estonia	TEVV Restart & Service Expansion
26/11/2026	Rome, Italy	OPEX – Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection
7/12/2026	Riga, Latvia	NATO Innovation Range C-UAS Campaign #5
26/12/2026	Tallinn, Estonia	Year-End TEVV Delivery

2027

Date	Location	Event
23-25/02/2027	London, United Kingdom	International Military Helicopter
23-25/02/2027	London, United Kingdom	Geospatial Intelligence for Defence and Security
24-25/02/2027	London, United Kingdom	Space-Comm EXPO
1-3/03/2027	Nuremberg, Germany	Enforce Tac
6-8/04/2027	Glasgow, Scotland	Undersea Defence Technology (UDT)
12-14/04/2027	Brussels, Belgium	BEDEX
11-13/05/2027	London, United Kingdom	ITEC
18-20/05/2027	Madrid, Spain	FEINDEF
25-27/05/2027	Farnborough, United Kingdom	Combined Naval Event
26-28/05/2027	Brno, Czech Republic	International Defence and Security Technologies Fair (IDET)
14-20/06/2027	Paris, France	The International Paris Air Show
16-18/07/2027	Gloucestershire, United Kingdom	The Royal International Air Tattoo
7-10/09/2027	London, United Kingdom	DSEI UK
16-19/11/2027	Paris, France	Milipol Paris

Mission Meeting Archive

2026

Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Sojitz Aerospace (July 17, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA participation in Eurosatory (Paris) (June 15,2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with ELT Group (May 12, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with KPMG (May 6, 2026)
Dinner at Ambassador's Residence with Leonardo S. p. A. on the GCAP (April 27, 2026)
Aerospace Industry Working Dinner and EU-Japan Public-Private Workshop Jointly Organised with the Mission of Japan to the European Union (April 20, 2026)
Japanese Industry Representatives Meeting with Belgian Defense Industry and Participation in the Japan-EU Defence Industry Dialogue (April 15, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with UNIFLY (April 3, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Leonardo S.p.A. (April 3, 2026)
Meeting with the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) (March 30, 2026)
JBIC Representatives visit to the Mission (March 25, 2026)
Minister in charge of Cybersecurity MATSUMOTO Hisashi Announcement 2027 Cyber Champions Summit (March 16, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA and NADREP Ms. MORINO Kumiko visit to Brussels European Defense Exhibition (BEDEX) (March 12, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Mitsubishi Corporation’s Outgoing and Incoming Brussels General Managers (March 10,2026)
NATO National Armaments Directors Representative (NADREP) visit to Italy (March 5, 2026)
Second Mission of Japan to NATO - Mission of Japan to the EU Meeting on Defense Industry Cooperation (February 27, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with NEC Corporation’s Aerospace and National Security Strategic Partnership Division (February 27, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA participation in NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) Interoperability Platform (February 25, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with LSAS Tec (February 24, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Mitsubishi Corporation International (February 4, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA lunch meeting with the Belgian Security & Defence Industry (BSDI) (January 30, 2026)
Ambassador IZAWA meeting with Mitsui & Co. (January 21, 2026)

2025

Ambassador IZAWA lunch meeting with ZSE Technology (December 12, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA dinner meeting with Rheinmetall (December 10, 2025)
Ambassador IZAWA’s attendance at the NATO Industry Forum (November 5-6, 2025)
Japan-NATO Dialogue on Defense Industrial Cooperation and Capability (October 31, 2025)
Visit of Japan’s ATLA Deputy Commissioner Mr. Takizawa for NATO CNAD Conference (October 30, 2025)
Japanese defense industry meeting (November 13, 2025)