Arms and Security
{{Short description|Annual arms exhibition in Ukraine}}
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The International specialized exhibition "Arms and Security" ({{langx|uk|Міжнародна спеціалізована виставка "Зброя та безпека"}}, "Zbroya ta Bezpeka") is an annual trade show of weapons and military equipment. It takes place in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine under the patronage of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine{{Cite web|url=https://zbroya.info/ru/partner/iec-expo/|title=Міжнародна спеціалізована виставка "Зброя та безпека"|website=zbroya.info}} The first exhibition was held in September 2004 according to the 2004 decree of the Cabinet of Ministers.{{Cite web|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/420-2004-%D1%80#Text|title=Про підготовку і проведення Міжнародної спеціалізованої виставки засобів захисту, озброєння і спецтехніки "Зброя та безпека - 2004"|website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України}}
History
In 2018 the exhibitors included 456 Ukrainian participants and 47 foreign ones from 17 countries. Poland, Turkey and the Czech republic exhibited there for the first time.[https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052327/https://ua.censor.net.ua/news/3090434/nayibilsha_v_ukrayini_schorichna_vystavka_zbroya_ta_bezpeka_ta_aviakosmichnyyi_salon_aviasvit_hh_vidbuvayutsya Найбільша в Україні щорічна виставка "Зброя та безпека" та авіакосмічний салон "Авіасвіт ХХ" відбуваються в Києві], October 9, 2018
In 2019 the exhibitors included over 320 Ukrainian participants and 48 foreign ones from 16 countries.[https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-kyiv/2795212-u-kievi-prohodit-miznarodna-vistavka-zbroa-ta-bezpeka2019.html У Києві проходить міжнародна виставка "Зброя та безпека-2019"], Ukrinform, October 8, 2019
The 2020 exhibition was postponed until June 2021 due to the COVID-19 lockdown.[https://www.turdef.com/article/ukraines-defence-expo-under-the-shadow-of-pandemic-arms-and-security Ukraine's Defence Expo under the shadow of Pandemic: Arms and Security], June 13, 2021
In 2023 the exhibition was not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was replaced by a one-day conference, the International Defence Industry Forum, held in Kyiv on September 29, 2023.Andrzej Wilk Piotr Żochowski, [https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2023-10-03/international-defence-industries-forum-kyiv-day-586-war The International Defence Industries Forum in Kyiv. Day 586 of the war], October 3, 2023
See also
- :uk:Авіасвіт-XXI, biannual aerospace expo, Ukraine