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28–29 Apr 2027

Defence Manufacturing & Materials Expo

International Congress Centre (MCK), Plac Sławika i Antalla 1, 40-163 Katowice · Katowice, Poland

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Dates
Wed, 28 April 2027 – Thu, 29 April 2027
Venue
International Congress Centre (MCK), Plac Sławika i Antalla 1, 40-163 Katowice
Location
Katowice, Poland
Organizer
Fortem International
Cost
paid
Scale
major
Recurrence
annual
Format
On-site

Market intel

Moderate pricinglow confidence

DMME is a brand-new inaugural event with no prior edition data available; all attendance and exhibitor figures are organiser projections published on the official website.

  • No confirmed exhibitor list, floor-space figures, delegations data, or ticket pricing have been publicly released as of August 2026.
  • The event is being actively promoted through media partnerships (e.g. Defensehere) and third-party listing platforms.

AI-researched Mon, 24 August 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.

Why it matters

Poland is one of Europe's fastest-growing defence spenders and is building out a major domestic industrial base, making Katowice a strategically important location for suppliers seeking to enter or expand within the Central and Eastern European defence supply chain.

  • The event's deliberately limited, procurement-weighted exhibition floor gives SMEs and component suppliers direct access to decision-makers with budget authority, accelerating business development.
  • With parallel editions planned in North America and Germany, DMME is positioning itself as a cross-continental platform for defence manufacturing and materials sourcing.

Registration

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About

Defence Manufacturing & Materials Expo (DMME) is a B2B trade exhibition and conference held at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland, dedicated to defence manufacturers, materials suppliers, component producers, and procurement leaders shaping European defence production.

  • The two-day event combines an exhibition floor, conference programme, and structured matchmaking, conducted in English, Polish, and Ukrainian.
  • It is the inaugural flagship edition of a series that also plans editions in Dallas, Texas and Germany in 2027.
  • The expo covers advanced materials, precision machining, additive manufacturing, electronics, and supply-chain innovation for the defence sector.

Topics

Manufacturing & Supply ChainLand systemsMunitions & MissilesLogisticsProcurement

Who it's for

PrimesSMEsStartupsInstitutions

Funding behind this kind of event

Instruments open to companies based in Poland, tracked with their call deadlines.

All defence and dual-use funding

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