At the previous edition of IDEX, which took place in early 2023 and just a few months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian companies were not listed as official exhibitors and relegated to a separate outdoor pavilion.
“China is the real star of this show, as it’s showcasing its domestically-produced J-10 fighter aircraft (which Egypt is in discussions to purchase)," Norman Ricklefs, CEO of geopolitical consultancy firm NAMEA Group, told Breaking Defense.
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
The analysis also reveals that Russia has lost over 3,000 tanks since fighting with Ukraine started in 2022, as many as Moscow held in its pre-war inventory — a trend Moscow will be unlikely to sustain for three more years.
The Russian-Belarusian exercise may be over, but its biggest question - what Russian forces stay behind in Belarus - will now be answered.