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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.

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Just yards from the Rusian pavilion, an American soldier shows a spectator how to aim a Javelin at IDEX 2023. (Ashley Roque / Breaking Defense)

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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)

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A shoulder-fired weapon, called Red Arrow, on display at the booth for the Chinese firm Norinco. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)

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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)

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A number of ISR pods on display at the L3Harris booth. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)

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A prop-propelled UAV sits on the floor at the booth for Turkish firm Havelson. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)

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The Turkish firm Havelsan makes small, armed land robots. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)

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An unmanned large helicopter is among the many displays for the UAE defense conglomerate EDGE Group. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)

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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)

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The UAE firm Milanion makes this small, eight-wheeled mobile launcher. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)