2018 3rd Azerbaijan International DEFENCE EXHIBITION 25-27 SEPTEMBER BAKU EXPO CENTER BAKU, AZERBAIJAN POST SHOW REPORT www.adex.az 2018 ABOUT EXHIBITION The international military exhibition, ADEX, is the region’s largest event in the field of defence industry and internal security, providing the participants with a unique opportunity to meet with military leadership of Azerbaijan, as well as the international military and defence community. ADEX is a platform for selling your products through direct buyers, ordering companies, influencers and end users. Along with products for the navy, aviation and army, the exhibition is an ideal ground for presentation of Homeland Security products. ADEX facilitates the exchange of experience among participants, visitors and experts in the sector, and a chance to upgrade products in accordance with requirements of the region’s defence industry market. www.adex.az THE PRESIDENT`S VISIT President Ilham Aliyev reviewed the ADEX 2018 exhibition; the head of state visited stands, the open exhibition area, and spoke with heads of military-technical enterprises, and also visited the stand of the Ministry of Defence Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan. “ADEX exhibition has traditionally become an important event for ”the development of international military-technical cooperation and demonstrations of sophisticated weapons and technologies. By bringing together internationally acclaimed defence oriented institutions, powerful foreign companies and organisations, including official delegations and professionals, the exhibition has quickly turned into an effective platform for establishing business relationships and signing new contracts”. Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY On the 25th of September 2018, the official opening of the 3rd Azerbaijan International Defence Exhibition, ADEX 2018 was held at the Baku Expo Centre. THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE DELIVERED WELCOMING SPEECHES: Fuad Aleskerov, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Work with Law Enforcement Bodies and Military Issues, Head of Department Yahya Musayev, Deputy Minister of Defence Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan Edward Strachan, Executive Director, Caspian Event Organisers THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY ZAKIR HASANOV, KRASIMIR KARAKACHANOV, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan Deputy Prime Minister for Public Order and Security and Minister of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria NAJMEDDIN SADIKOV, PREDRAC BOSCOVIC, First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Minister of Defence of Montenegro Chief of The General Staff of the Armed Forces ALI HASSAN BAHDON, KERIM VELIYEV, Minister of Defence of Jibuti Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan For Personnel –Chief of Main Department For Personnel MUHSIN DERE, Deputy Minister of Defence of Turkey FUAD MAMMADOV, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Logistics – Chief of SIMONENKO SERGEY DMITRIYEVICH, the Main Department For Logistic Support Deputy minister of Defence of Belarus Republic RAMIZ TAIROV, NENAD MILORADOVICH, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan Deputy Minister of Defence of Serbia Commander of the Air Force REZA MOZAFFARINIA, KEREM MUSTAFAYEV, Deputy Minister of Defense of Iran Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan Commander of the Combined Arms Army SHUKHRAT KHALMUKHAMEDOV, Deputy Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan REFERENCES FROM VIP GUESTS Yahya Musayev, Zakir Hasanov, Deputy Minister of Colonel General Minister of Defence Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan “The ADEX exhibition, while bringing together the “The great interest shown by state authorities, most authoritative companies, organisations, business circles and industry agencies of foreign agencies and delegations from some of the world’s countries being a sample of the relevance and leading states, plays a crucial role in presenting importance of this event, demonstrates the standing the latest military technology, including a wide of Azerbaijan as an important strategic partner for range of weapons and munitions to defence and friendly and fraternal countries. The ADEX 2018 exhibition low-enforcement agencies of both Azerbaijan and is an effective platform for participating countries other countries, highlighting many innovations in to demonstrate their national military industry potential, this field. The support extended by the President to get acquainted with modern defence technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his and samples used in various fields of the regular visits to the event, now being held for the military-industrial complex, as well as with the latest third time, provide a special impetus to the types of military equipment, and to establish advancement of the ADEX exhibition” international cooperation” INFORMATION SUPPORT MEDIA REVIEW GENERAL MEDIA PARTNER 178 articles about the “ADEX 2018” exhibition OFFICIAL ONLINE SHOW DAILY AND WEB TV were published in 30 newspapers OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER and 13 magazines In 205 INFORMATION SUPPORT internet portals 2389 news reports were published INFORMATION PARTNERS 84 reports about the “ADEX 2018” exhibition in news programmes INTERNET SUPPORT on 9 TV channels ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TO ATTRACT VISITORS Direct mailing based on a specialised database, including all the power structures of Azerbaijan Distribution of invitation tickets by the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Defence Industry, the State Border Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan Placing information in specialised publications, on specialised websites and social networks Visual advertising in administrative buildings of power structures of the Republic of Azerbaijan OUTDOOR ADVERTISING Transports Billboards Monitors Posters Roll-up banners OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS AT ADEX 2018 ADEX 2018 welcomed 34 military delegations (150 representatives) from 24 countries of the world: Minister of Defence of Bulgaria Minister of Defence of Montenegro Minister of Defence of Djibouti Deputy Minister of Defence of Iran Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus Deputy Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan General Director - State concern "Ukroboronprom" Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus General Director of JSC Rosoboronexport Deputy Minister of Defence of UAE Deputy Minister of Defence of Turkey And others Over 500 bilateral meetings were hold among exhibitors and international delegations OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS’ REFERENCES “I am attending the ADEX exhibition “This exhibition provides an excellent “Ukraine is a long-standing partner in Azerbaijan as the Minister of opportunity to get acquainted with of Azerbaijan in militarytechnical Defence of Bulgaria for the first time. the military potential of Azerbaijan, cooperation; we cooperate closely First impressions of the event are Turkey, Israel and other countries. with the Ministry of Defence Industry very positive, everything is perfectly This is my first visit to the exhibition, and the Ministry of Defence, as well as a few Azerbaijani defence companies. organised, for which I want to and I appreciate the high level of Our cooperation is developing congratulate the organisers of organization of this event”. efficiently which is why coming to ” ” ”the exhibition. ” ” ”Azerbaijan is a pleasure; we find mutual understanding here, and together with our Azerbaijani colleagues we are moving forward hand in hand”. Krasimir Karakachanov, Predrag Bošković, Pavlo Bukin, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria Minister of Defence of General Director of for Public Order and Security, Montenegro “Ukroboronprom” Minister of Defence of Bulgaria VISITORS SCOPE OF VISITORS TO ADEX 2018 6534 from 44 VISITORS COUNTRIES Internal troops Air Force Navy Military educational institutions TOP COUNTRIES BY THE NUMBER OF VISITORS Civil Defence Forces State security services Republic of Belarus Russia Civil Aviation Defence industry Hunting weapons Ukraine Azerbaijan Border troops Law enforcement Fire safety Turkey UAE Shipbuilding Ground forces Customs Israel Textiles Telecommunications, Information Technology Transport EXHIBITORS ADEX 2018 EXHIBITION SECTORS 224 29 companies countries Emergency and rescue means Unmanned systems 2 11 12000m Internal (domestic) security national groups exhibition space Military uniforms and equipment Military organizations / Associations / Educational institutions EXHIBITING COUNTRIES ADEX 2018 Electronic Warfare Systems, C4ISR Weapons and vehicles for ground troops Azerbaijan Spain Russia Ships, vessels and naval systems Belgium Iran Serbia Belarus Italy Singapore Electro-optical equipment and systems Bulgaria Kazakhstan USA Arms and ammunition Great Britain Cyprus Turkey Aerospace Defence Systems Germany China Ukraine Holland Latvia France Radar systems Israel Lithuania Czech Republic Simulation and training systems India Pakistan Estonia Vehicles and equipment for railway troops Indonesia EXHIBITOR REFERENCES Selçuk YAŞAR, Salih INNECI, Violeta Shatova, Andrey Masalskiy, President and CEO CEO/Owner, DLG Tactical representative of Adviser to the General Director of of ROKETSAN (Turkey) the VMZ EAD the State Concern (CC) - (Turkey) (Bulgaria) Ukroboronprom “Roketsan has participated in the “ADEX 2018 is extremely important “The ADEX exhibition is available “Military-technical