The Greek Minister of National Defence Mr. Nikos Panagiotopoulos inaugurated Tuesday the international exhibition for Defence and Security DEFEA 2023.
Deputy Minister Mr. Nikos Chardalias, as well as the Chief of the National Defence General Staff General Konstantinos Floros attended the ceremony. Additionally, 32 official governmental and military delegations, 10 of which were headed by Ministers or Deputy Ministers of Defence where present as guests of honor of the exhibition.
After the inauguration ceremony, the Minister of National Defence had consecutive meeting with his counterparts, present in the exhibition. Mr. Panagiotopoulos also attending an open discussion under the title “Greece at the Center of Geopolitical Developments” which was focused on the Raise of the Capabilities of the Armed Forces and Extroversion of the Greek Defence Industry.
It should be noted that General Konstantinos Floros with his staff was in the exhibition early enough, to visit the central stand of the National Defence General Staff, before making a complete tour around all the exhibitors.
DEFEA (Defence Exhibition Athens) is taking place from 09-11 May at Metropolitan Expo in Athens, Greece.
Held under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence, with the cooperation of the Hellenic Manufacturers Association of Defence Material, DEFEA is organised by ROTA Exhibitions Greece.
DEFEA is hosting special events, workshops, presentations and discussions, focused on the prospects of the Greek defence industry and to the modernisation of the Hellenic Armed Forces.
DEFEA 2023 is also emphasising on the European and NATO initiatives like the European Defence Fund (EDF Cross-Project Conference) and NATO defence innovation initiatives, such as the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and the NATO Innovation Fund.
More than 350 leading companies from 27 countries are participating to DEFEA 2023 to showcase the latest technologies and cutting-edge defence systems in Land, Sea, Air, National and Cyber security systems.
Furthermore, confirmed Sponsors for DEFEA 2023 include:
- Naval Group (Platinum Sponsor)
- Fincantieri (Gold Sponsor & Delegations Lounge Sponsor)
- Dassault Aviation (Gold Sponsor)
- MBDA (Gold Sponsor)
- USA Pavilion (Silver Sponsor)
- Rheinmetall (Gala Sponsor)
