Post Show Report

Executive Summary

2007 LAAD figures surpass 2005’s

Official Delegates from 43 countries held over 1,500 meetings with more than 300 exhibitors. Some 14,000 people attended the sixth edition of the most important trade show for the armed forces and defence industry of Latin America, including 180 journalists from 14 countries.

LAAD 2007 (17-20, April – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) proved yet again to be an outstanding showcase for new products and services in the Latin American defence market, as well as reaffirming its importance as a place to do excellent business.

Official Delegations number history

51% of the Delegates came from Latin American countries

Trade Visitor number history

From 46 countries
35% increase in number of countries

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Exhibitor number history

Gross Exhibit area grew by 17%

From 27 countries

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
France

Germany
Greece
India
Israel
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal

Russia
Serbia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Uk
Ukraine
USA

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Exhibitor List
Sponsors

New for 2007

1ST DEFENCE SEMINAR
Main topics were “Brazilian Armed Forces: Needs & Prospects”, “Air Space Protection” and “Homeland Security”.
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BI-LATERAL MEETINGS
For the first time the Brazilian Industry Defence Association (ABIMDE) met representatives of the defence industry associations from France, Poland, South Africa and Turkey