Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria will host the 17th edition of the International Exhibition of Defence Equipment and Services Hemus 2026, which will take place in the period 3-6 June 2026 at the International Fair Plovdiv.
The exhibition will be held under the motto “Defence, Antiterrorism, and Security.” The thematic areas will be focusing on unmanned aerial vehicles, anti-drone systems, cybersecurity, border security, strategic communications, autonomous surveillance, information, and response systems, artificial intelligence, social networks monitoring and analysis of information therein, identification and management of biometric data, natural disasters response, crisis management, and protection of the civil population.
Exhibitors will pay particular attention to the rules and mechanisms of the European Union’s financial instruments and programmes for defence.
The International Exhibition Hemus 2026 is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Economy, Investments, and Industry, and the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation. The principal organiser is the Hemus-95 Foundation, whose Board of Directors is chaired by Mr Valko Stoilov, PhD.
The exhibition will be accompanied by the Thirteenth International Scientific Conference organised by the Professor Tsvetan Lazarov Defence Institute, the Industrial Forum, live demonstrations and test firings at Zmeyovo Central Artillery Technical Test Range, static and dynamic display, and demonstrations by the Services of the Armed Forces.
More than 170 Bulgarian and foreign companies and organisations are expected to take part in Hemus 2026, covering a total exhibition area of over 5,000 sq. m.
Fellow journalists,
The official opening of the 17th International Defence Equipment Exhibition Hemus 2026 will take place on 3 June 2026 at the International Fair Plovdiv. Traditionally, before the opening ceremony, a joint press conference of the exhibition organisers will be held in the Press Club Hall of the Fair’s Congress Centre where you will have the opportunity to receive detailed information regarding the participants and the accompanying events.
The Press Centre of the Ministry of Defence will organise the admission of media representatives to cover the official opening of the International Exhibition Hemus 2026 and the accompanying events. For this purpose, journalists need to confirm their participation by completing and sending the following registration form no later than 21 May 2026 to the e-mail address [email protected]:
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