The Turkish firm Havelsan makes small, armed land robots. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
IDEX 2023 — The third day of IDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi marks the mid-point of the show, even if it feels like things are slowing down a bit from the high-energy kick-off earlier in the week. Still, with more than 1,300 companies, there’s no end of things to see. Check out the latest photos from the Breaking Defense team.
Just yards from the Rusian pavilion, an American soldier shows a spectator how to aim a Javelin at IDEX 2023. (Ashley Roque / Breaking Defense)
Major weapons systems may get all the attention, but plenty of companies are hawking uniforms and other apparel for the international customers. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A shoulder-fired weapon, called Red Arrow, on display at the booth for the Chinese firm Norinco. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
As part of its high-energy laser pitch to international customers, Lockheed Martin displayed this quad-copter apparently taken out by a laser weapon. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A number of ISR pods on display at the L3Harris booth. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A prop-propelled UAV sits on the floor at the booth for Turkish firm Havelson. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
The Turkish firm Havelsan makes small, armed land robots. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
An unmanned large helicopter is among the many displays for the UAE defense conglomerate EDGE Group. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
Protective gear, seen here by UAE firm Ajwa, is also a popular item for some of the smaller defense contractors in attendance. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
The UAE firm Milanion makes this small, eight-wheeled mobile launcher. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)