SAHA 2026 opened its doors to visitors

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Lerato Khumalo

SAHA 2026, held in a closed and open area of ​​400 thousand square meters, is one of the largest organizations to date, allocating 20 thousand square meters of it as an open exhibition area.

More than 1700 companies, 263 of which are international, and more than 30 thousand industry professionals are participating in the fair, which has participation from more than 120 countries.

At SAHA 2026, 203 new product introductions and a total of 164 signing ceremonies will be held. It is aimed to increase the export contract size of 6.2 billion dollars reached in SAHA 2024 to at least 8 billion dollars in SAHA 2026.

While participation from Europe, the USA and Canada stands out, many companies, company representatives, official delegations, trade delegations and visitors from 4 continents of the world will come together at SAHA 2026.

Many high-tech and game-changing new products will meet the global ecosystem for the first time at SAHA 2026. As part of the fair, local and national unmanned marine vehicles are also exhibited at Ataköy Marina.

– New national technologies will be unveiled

Many technologies will be exhibited for the first time at SAHA 2026. In this context, the MIZRAK smart loitering ammunition, developed nationally and uniquely by Baykar and attracting attention with its range exceeding 1000 kilometers and artificial intelligence-supported autonomous capabilities, will be showcased at the fair. The K2 Kamikaze UAV and Mosquito-pelting ammunition developed by Baykar will also be exhibited for the first time at SAHA 2026.

ASELSAN will bring together the national technologies of the future with the global defense ecosystem at SAHA 2026 with 5 new products and new versions of 6 products.

ALKA-KAPLAN HYBRID Directed Energy Weapon System Platform, which emerged in cooperation with ROKETSAN and FNSS and is publicly known as the “laser weapon”, will appear in SAHA 2026 with additional capabilities.

ROKETSAN’s newest and advanced technology products will also be introduced at the fair. STM will exhibit the air and sea systems it has developed for the needs of the modern warfare field for the first time at SAHA 2026.

There are more than 140 official delegations, more than 800 official delegation members, and more than 200 commercial purchasing delegation representatives at the fair.

The fair, which has opened its doors to industry professionals as of today, will be open to citizens on May 9, as part of Public Day.