Significant increase in participation of Ukrainian companies at Eurosatory 2026 exhibition
At the international defense and security exhibition Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, the number of Ukrainian exhibitors exceeded 80 companies, which is a significant increase compared to five booths in 2024.
Participants of the Eurosatory 2026 exhibition, including more than 2,600 exhibitors from 68 countries, were introduced to the rapid development of the Ukrainian defense sector. The event gathered over 350 official delegations from 100 states. The main focus was on strategic agreements of Ukrainian companies with international partners.
Frontline Robotics will create a mobile combat complex together with Dropla, particularly planning to add the Blue Eyes artificial intelligence system to reconnaissance drones. The second agreement entered into by Frontline Robotics is a collaboration with Milrem Robotics for the development of anti-drone systems.
HENSOLDT from Germany and Ukrainian Fire Point agreed to collaborate on the FREYJA air and missile defense systems, providing Ukraine with a cheaper alternative to the Patriot systems, while Ukrainian Armor jointly with AviaNera Technologies will start producing engines for rockets and drones.
Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies and French Haulotte will scale up the production of RAVLYK UMP-2 ground robots, which are already being manufactured at several Ukrainian enterprises. In addition, Paramount Greece and MAC HUB announced expansion in the field of unmanned technologies. AIDronesUA and Njord Technology plan to produce MAUL evacuation drones in Sweden.
At the exhibition, an agreement was also signed between MBDA and KB “Luch”, which provides for the development of the NEPTUNE2 system. Collaboration with MBDA is part of the European support for Ukraine’s defense technologies.
A significant innovation of the exhibition was the announcement of the BRAVE FRANCE program, initiated by the Ukrainian cluster Brave1 and the French Defense Innovation Agency, which provides grant funding totaling 20 million euros.
| Country | Number of exhibitors |
| Ukraine | 80+ |
| Poland | 43 |
| Slovakia | 23 |
| Armenia | 19 |
Eurosatory remains one of the largest and most influential platforms for showcasing and discussing defense products, bringing together participants from around the world. The increase in the number of participants from Ukraine indicates the rapid development of the domestic defense sector, which attracts the attention of world industry leaders.
