Once again, the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte, just south of Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, has become the focal point for land warfare experts in mid-June of an even year.
The benchmark for land defence exhibitions never stops growing. Looking at statistics, the 2026 edition saw the presence of over 2,600 exhibitors (+28%) from 67 countries (6 more), more than 60,000 professional entries (+43%) in the five days of exhibition, 440 official delegations (+24%). More than 900 media (+42%), the percentages in brackets referring to the increase compared to the 2024 edition.
More and more international, 40 national pavilions were present, the most significative growth in terms of exhibitors’ presence was that of Ukraine, from 5 to 80 companies, covering an exhibition area five times wider than in 2024. Unmanned systems in all three physical domains represented the majority of the Ukrainian participation, unmanned being definitely one of the focal points of the 2026 edition.
If unmanned air vehicles and loitering munitions were the among the stars of the show, systems destined to … neutralise the stars, C-UAS systems, were also highly represented, often installed on unmanned platforms. Some of them naval, the presence of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) being on the growth in the June event at Villepinte, more will be of course present in early November during Euronaval.
Eurosatory is typically an armoured vehicles event, and the 2026 edition made no exception. However, compared to 2024 they made no big titles, uncertainties about some major European programmes moving to the right some decisions, which include military, political and industrial issues, and it is probably wrong to put first military ones …
Hereafter EDR On-Line readers can consult the five editions of the Eurosatory Show Daily, which as in the two previous editions was produced by ED Publishing.
Our readers find hereunder the articles (more to come) produced by the EDR On-Line editorial staff present at Eurosatory 2026 .
VAMTAC AX4, the new 17 tonnes MRAP from Spain, courtesy UROVESA
Global Mark presents its Triton USV and unveils a USV carrier for FPV drones
Giraffe AMB D, the new member of Saab’s Giraffe family of radars
IDV, Viking 6×6 UGV goes serial hybrid
Arquimea adds Kronos Mini to its family of naval loitering munitions
Leonardo showcases its new turrets and 30 mm guns integrated on IDV UGVs
IDV unveils its CL2X tracked UGV fitted with Leonardo Hitfist UL 30 mm unmanned turret
Destinus unveiled a family of high-tech strike cruise missiles
Leonardo details progresses on Vulcano land ammunition
Ukraine unveils Sirena naval drone
EDGE expands its footprint in Europe
Rafael and SpearUAV virtually launch the Iron Wasp C-UAS effector
First European appearance for ST Engineering Counter-Drone Laser Effector
Ukraine Depthon Systems unveils SeaHive 5.0 USV
Power, silence and survival: how Instagrid’s GO MIL reflects the new energy battlefield
MBDA upgrades the MdCN/NCM to the Mk II standard and develops the Ground Launch System for the LCM, the Land Cruise Missile Mk II
Ukraine expands uncrewed underwater vehicle family
Indra Land Vehicles ready for production
IDV details its approach to ground robotics
Fire Point lights up the sky over Moscow
Thales launches new RapidStriker mobile C-UAS system
Fenris 6×6, the new reconnaissance armoured car armed with a 105 mm gun, courtesy John Cockerill Defence
CIO enters the self-propelled howitzers domain with the VBM 155
