MILEX 2027 - international trade show for arms and military equipment

MILEX is the international exhibition of arms and military equipment in Minsk. It is organised by the State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus, the Belarusian Ministry of Defence and BelExpo, the national exhibition centre.

MILEX is held every two years, since 2001 (originally as the Minsk Defence Industry Salon), and since 2025 at the Minsk International Exhibition Centre.

What to see at MILEX in Minsk

• Belarusian equipment: in 2025, more than 750 items of weapons, military and special equipment; according to the organiser, most of them were produced or upgraded in recent years.
• A fair of innovative security developments (2025).

More events: trade shows for the armed forces and defence and security trade shows in Belarus.

MILEX 2025 in numbers

Organiser's figures for the 2025 edition:

• more than 150 exhibitors from Belarus, Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan and India;
• almost 60 official delegations from more than 30 countries;
• over 10,000 visitors, more than 2,500 of them defence professionals;
• over 11,500 m² of exhibition space, more than 6,000 m² of it outdoors.

According to the organiser, contracts worth more than USD 390 million were signed at the exhibition.

Who attends MILEX

The exhibition is aimed at government and commercial organisations, heads of security and defence agencies, defence and security specialists, and foreign delegations. Exhibitors are Belarusian defence companies, design bureaus, research institutes and universities; the general partner in 2025 was Belspetsvneshtechnika, the state exporter.

Tickets and entry. Under the 2025 rules, the first day was open only to official delegations and guests with invitation tickets. The remaining days were open to everyone with an invitation or a ticket bought at the box office. The organiser has not yet published the 2027 admission rules.

Business programme

The core of the programme is an international scientific conference on the development of weapons, military equipment and dual-use technologies, held by the State Authority for Military Industry since 2005. In 2025 about 300 experts worked in five sections, including electronic warfare, unmanned systems and military medicine.