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8–11 Sept 2026
MSPO – International Defence Industry Exhibition
Targi Kielce Exhibition & Congress Centre · Kielce, Poland
- Dates
- Tue, 8 September 2026 – Fri, 11 September 2026
- Venue
- Targi Kielce Exhibition & Congress Centre
- Location
- Kielce, Poland
- Organizer
- Targi Kielce S.A.
- Cost
- paid
- Scale
- global
- Recurrence
- annual
- Format
- On-site
Market intel
High pricinghigh confidence
MSPO 2026 is a record-breaking edition with ~1,000 exhibitors, fully sold-out floor space across newly expanded halls, and Canada as Lead Nation with 82 companies in attendance.
- The 2025 edition generated over PLN 6 billion in on-site contracts, underscoring MSPO's function as a live procurement and deal-making arena, not merely a showcase.
- Confidence is high on dates, venue, scale, and exhibitor count given multiple corroborating official and trade-press sources
- Exhibitor stand pricing is estimated as no official rate card is publicly available
Notable exhibitors
Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ)Airbus Defence & SpaceBAE SystemsBoeing DefenceRheinmetallASELSANCollins AerospaceMBDA
AI-researched Wed, 29 July 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.
Why it matters
MSPO is one of the highest-value contracting forums in Europe: the 2025 edition saw over PLN 6 billion in defence contracts signed on-site, making it a critical venue for business development in Central and Eastern European procurement markets.
- Poland's status as one of the EU's most active defence spenders — with the largest NATO GDP-percentage defence budget — gives suppliers direct access to live procurement pipelines and senior ministry decision-makers.
- For SMEs and startups, the Canadian Lead Nation programme, B2B matchmaking, and the DEFENDER awards offer structured pathways to partnerships, export opportunities, and visibility with global primes and government buyers.
Registration
About
MSPO is the 34th edition of the International Defence Industry Exhibition, held annually at the Targi Kielce Exhibition & Congress Centre in Kielce, Poland.
- Ranked among Europe's top three defence exhibitions alongside Paris and London, it is the largest defence trade fair in Central and Eastern Europe.
- The 2026 edition features a record-breaking ~1,000 exhibitors from 35 countries across a fully sold-out exhibition space that includes Targi Kielce's newly inaugurated Hall 7, with Canada serving as Lead Nation.
- The event is held under the honorary patronage of the President of Poland and co-organised with the Polish Ministry of National Defence and Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) as Strategic Partner.
Topics
Land systemsAirMaritimeCyberUAS / DronesC-UASAutonomy & RoboticsAir & Missile DefenceMunitions & MissilesSoldier SystemsC2 / Battle ManagementISR & SensorsEWAISimulation & TrainingCBRNDefence MedicalLogisticsProcurement
Who it's for
PrimesSMEsStartupsInstitutions
Funding behind this kind of event
Instruments open to companies based in Poland, tracked with their call deadlines.
- ARP — ARP Financing for the Defence Sector (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu)Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A.), Polish state development agency
- Chrobry S.A. – Equity Component of the Security and Defence FundChrobry S.A. (wholly owned by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego), financed from the Polish Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO)
- Credit for Manufacturing Dual-Use Products (Kredyt na wytwarzanie produktów podwójnego zastosowania)Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), under the FENG programme
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