HANNOVER MESSE announces new exhibition format: Defence Production Area

This specialised platform will feature companies showcasing actionable solutions to help the defence and security industry scale its manufacturing capacity rapidly, efficiently, and with a focus on security - embedded in the industrial environment and global reach that characterise HANNOVER MESSE.

The Defence Production Area in Hall 26 provides a central platform for manufacturers and suppliers with technologies, machines, systems, or components that are used in the manufacture of security-relevant products.

"HANNOVER MESSE shows how artificial intelligence, digitalisation and automation are making the factories of today and tomorrow more efficient, flexible, and productive," says Dr. Jochen Kockler, Chairman of the Managing Board of Deutsche Messe. "The new Defence Production Area offers visitors from the defence and security industry in particular a central location to learn about solutions for scaling their production safely and efficiently."

Visitors will discover solutions spanning the entire industrial value chain, from automation and additive production to digitalisation and innovative materials. This new platform fosters direct connections between suppliers and users, facilitating targeted dialog on industrial production for security-critical applications.

Attractively located in Hall 26, the Defence Production Area offers powerful synergies with directly neighbouring segments dedicated to robotics, logistics, IT/OT security, IIoT, and Wireless and Cloud.

The cooperation partner is Defence and Security Equipment International Germany (DSEI Germany), which is set to debut at the Hannover Exhibition Centre in March 2027.