BAKU, Azerbaijan, September
30. One of the significant steps taken in recent
years is securing the private sector's more active participation in
the defense industry in Azerbaijan.


This was stated by the Minister of Defense Industry Vugar
Mustafayev at the opening ceremony of the 6th Azerbaijan
International Defense Exhibition (ADEX-2026) and the 15th
Anniversary International Exhibition for Internal Security, Safety,
and Rescue Equipment (Securex Caspian) today.


The minister noted that the experience of the Second Karabakh
War—which culminated in the glorious victory of our
army—demonstrated once again that modern technology, agile
decision-making, and reliable domestic production capabilities are
vital elements of national security.


"Today, more than 20 local private organizations are showcasing
their products and solutions at the ADEX exhibition. A significant
number of them are already involved in supplying our Armed Forces,
while some have begun export operations. At the same time, final
testing for a range of new products is underway, and we anticipate
that the share of local companies in defense supplies will increase
in the near future. Our approach is based on the principle that a
strong national defense industry cannot be built solely on the
capabilities of state-owned enterprises.


The state's institutional and manufacturing capacities must be
complemented by the private sector's agility, initiative,
innovation potential, and investment capacity. It is precisely this
model of cooperation that enables the formation of a more
competitive and resilient defense industry ecosystem," added
Mustafayev.


The 6th Azerbaijan International Defence Exhibition (ADEX-2026)
and the 15th anniversary Securex Caspian International Exhibition
for Internal Security, Safety, and Rescue Equipment have
opened.







In total, more than 270 companies from 29 countries have
confirmed their participation in the ADEX and Securex Caspian
exhibitions. A total of 45 foreign delegations from 33 countries
have registered to date for participation in the exhibition.


Countries being represented with delegates include the U.S.,
Belarus, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, South Korea,
Czech Republic, Afghanistan, Georgia, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Montenegro,
Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, Saudi Arabia,
Slovakia, Sudan, Northern Cyprus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uganda, and Vietnam.


In addition, 14 countries - the U.S., Azerbaijan, Belarus, the
UK, the Czech Republic, China, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Romania,
Russia, Slovakia, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan - are represented by
national pavilions at the exhibitions.


One of the key new features of ADEX 2026 is that, for the first
time, Pavilion 4 of the Baku Expo Center will be allocated to
Azerbaijan’s national exhibition.