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A ROARING SUCCESS
DIMDEX 2024 showcased the event’s growth as well as
the future of the maritime defence and security industry
By ARUN SIVASANKARAN
A cross successive editions Multilayered Growth local defence industry the oppor-
tunity to interact and learn from
of DIMDEX, there are a
With the maritime defence exhibi-
few things that participants
sectors. We are trying to attract
and onlookers have come to expect tion expanded its scope to include international companies in various
other critical defence categories
from the biennial event – an enthu- that complement the maritime eco- companies in different sectors such
siastic response from exhibitors, a system’s safety and security, many cyber security, training, innovative
full house, a range of new products companies from allied defence technologies; essentially anything
and capabilities on display, and sectors were at the show. The event associated with defence. But we
eye-catching commercial success witnessed active participation from will retain our identity as the lead-
for companies attending the event. the Qatar Armed Forces and its ing maritime defence and security
various branches. Project 401 for exhibition in the region.”
Special Operations, which fea-
DIMDEX 2024 had all these, and tures Special Operations Training Eye-popping Numbers
more. Centres dedicated to enhancing the
capabilities of special forces and The numbers are impressive,
Held under the patronage of HH counter-terrorism units globally, was by any stretch of imagination.
Contracts worth over QAR 5 billion
Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, formally inaugurated.
Amir of the State of Qatar, and as well as several Memoranda of
Understanding (MOUs) and Letters
hosted and organised by the Qatar Staff Brigadier (Sea) Abdulbaqi
Armed Forces at the Qatar National Al-Ansari, Chairman of the of Intent (LoI) were signed during
the three-day event that took place
Convention Centre (QNCC), the Organising Committee of DIMDEX,
eighth edition of the event was an was quick to reassure participants March 4-6. The event, which had
“Igniting the Future of Maritime
unqualified success. Even more and visitors that the event would
importantly, DIMDEX2024 marked retain its focus on the maritime Security and Beyond” as its theme,
saw more than 200 international
a pivotal point in the exhibition’s
history, one that saw it evolve into defence and security domain. “We and national companies, as well as
nine international pavilions, show-
a veritable tri-services event that are not going to change
showcased the latest integrated our identity,” he says. “At the casing their comprehensive defence
defence capabilities. same time, we want to give our and maritime security solutions.
Also taking part were 110 VIPs and
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