From Turkish armored vehicles to Chinese body armor, some of the many, many defense articles on display at IDEX 2023.
By Lee Ferran![The top news from IDEX day 3 [VIDEO]](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/230221_bigger_ship-225x150.png)
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Breaking Defense’s managing editor Lee Ferran and senior reporter Ashley Roque discuss the top news from the International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
By Aaron Mehta![The sights of IDEX 2023 Day 3 [PHOTOS]](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/230222_IDEX_lockheed_drone_laser-225x150.png)
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A selection of photos from the third day of the international defense expo in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
By Lee Ferran
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Breaking Defense’s Lee Ferran and Agnes Helou discuss the major news from the second day of the International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
By Aaron Mehta
UAE companies like NIMR, EARTH, EDGE, and Abu Dhabi Ship Building work with Leonardo DRS to address Middle East threat scenarios.
By Breaking Defense![The sights of IDEX Day 2 [PHOTOS]](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/230221_turkish_drone-225x150.png)
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From air to land to sea, defense firms from around the world showed off their wares at the second day of the Abu Dhabi-based expo.
By Lee Ferran![The top news from IDEX day 1 [VIDEO]](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/230220_idex_day1_airbus_models-225x150.png)
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Breaking Defense reporters Ashley Roque and Agnes Helou break down what they saw at IDEX 2023 day one.
By Aaron Mehta![The sights of IDEX 2023 Day 1 [PHOTOS]](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/230220_idex_day1_catwalk-225x150.png)
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Hundreds of companies from dozens of countries are showing off their latest tech and weapons systems in the United Arab Emirates.
By Lee Ferran![Previewing IDEX 2023 [Video]](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/SAMI-Booth-scaled-e1676657133934-225x150.jpg)
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Breaking Defense’s Lee Ferran and Ashley Roque break down what to look for as the IDEX 2023 show gets underway
By Aaron Mehta