Air Warfare

The sights of IDEX 2023: Day 4

From Turkish armored vehicles to Chinese body armor, some of the many, many defense articles on display at IDEX 2023.

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A Turkish armored vehicle from Otokar Defence sits menacingly at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)

IDEX 2023 — As the International Defense Expo (IDEX) 2023 begins to wind down in Abu Dhabi, the Breaking Defense team is sharing some of their eye-catching photos from the first days of the conference. Check out a selection below.

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Armored vehicles line up in a demonstration area at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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The entrance to some cozy seating inside an armored vehicle on the show floor of IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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The huge Emirate defense conglomerate EDGE Group shows off missiles at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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The Saudi defense firm SAMI shows an armored vehicle at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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The “separate” Russian pavilion at IDEX 2023 is actually situated on the NAVDEX grounds. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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A Rafael NLOS system on display at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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Chinese firm LiTai shows off its body armor offerings at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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The Emirati defense conglomerate EDGE Group offers drones in a variety of sizes, but at IDEX 2023, they call came in one color: sleek gray.
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At IDEX 2023, Boeing officials briefed the press on the company’s longstanding relationship with the United Arab Emirates. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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ASIS Boats, an Emirati firm, makes rigid hull inflatable craft, like this one on display at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
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At IDEX 2023, an Egytpian firm debuts what it says is a C5ISR platform that can talk to both eastern and western systems. (Agnes Helou / Breaking Defense)

PHOTOS: IDEX 2023

PHOTOS: IDEX 2023

Armaments are on display at the Chine Defence booth at NAVDEX 2023, IDEX's sister show. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
Just yards from the Rusian pavilion, an American soldier shows a spectator how to aim a Javelin at IDEX 2023. (Ashley Roque / Breaking Defense)
The UAE firm Milanion makes this small, eight-wheeled mobile launcher, on display at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A model of a mobile missile launcher is on display at China's Norinco booth at IDEX 2023.
Protective gear, seen here by UAE firm Ajwa, is also a popular item for some of the smaller defense contractors in attendance at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
An unmanned large helicopter is among the many displays for the UAE defense conglomerate EDGE Group at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
As part of its high-energy laser pitch to international customers at IDEX 2023, Lockheed Martin displayed this quad-copter apparently taken out by a laser weapon. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A shoulder-fired weapon, called Red Arrow, on display at the booth for the Chinese firm Norinco at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A warship built by Albwardy Damen, a joint venture between Albwardy Investment, Dubai and the Damen Shipyards Group, the Netherlands, floats calmly at NAVDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
At IDEX 2023, an Egytpian firm debuts what it says is a C5ISR platform that can talk to both eastern and western systems. (Agnes Helou / Breaking Defense)
Collins Aerospace unveiled a new drone design at IDEX 2023. (Agnes Helou / Breaking Defense)
EDGE Group, a large Emerati defense conglomerate, shows an intimidating unmanned aerial vehicle in a prime spot on the show floor at IDEX 2023. (Agnes Helou / Breaking Defense)
Abu Dhabi's own Blue Cat boat sits on display near, but not in, the water at NAVDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
French firm Nexter showed out at IDEX 2023, including showing a handful of its mobile artillery options. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A spectator checks out a sniper rifle at the EDGE pavilion at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
Turkish Aerospace's Anka drone, spotted here at IDEX 2023, can fly for 30-plus hours at around 20,000 feet, the company says. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A Turkish Hurjet shows off its flashy paint job at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
At its exhibit at IDEX 2023, Airbus shows off models of its transport aicraft. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
A unmanned aerial system from the UAE-based Calidus defense firm on display at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
South Korea's Korea Aerospace Industries shows off a model of its FA-50 fighter jet at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
An armored vehicle produced by Otokar Defence, a Turkish defense firm, sits on the show floor at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
South African firm Milkor displays a UAV offering at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
At an exhibit for Uzbekistan shows the QALQON armored vehicle. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)
An armored vehicle produced by Otokar Defence, a Turkish defense firm, sits on the show floor at IDEX 2023. (Lee Ferran / Breaking Defense)