AAD 2018

Africa Aerospace and Defence Air show and Defence Exhibition

Air Force Base Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa

The Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Expo was born from the Aerospace Africa civilian exhibition that originates from the 1975 Lanseria Air Show and the DEXSA military exhibition.

The first in the series of aviation exhibitions titled “Aviation Africa,” was initiated by the Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa (CAASA) and World Airnews and was held at Lanseria Airport in October 1975.

The Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) is Africa’s only aerospace and defence expo that combines both a trade exhibition and an air show. Held biennially in the City of Tshwane – South Africa’s administrative capital, the AAD Expo is one of South Africa’s largest contributors to the country’s GDP in show years, and is regarded as a national asset.

Held biennially in the City of Tshwane – South Africa’s administrative capital, the AAD Expo is one of South Africa’s largest contributors to the country’s GDP in show years, and is regarded as a national asset.

AAD brings together the largest gathering of industry players in aerospace and defence (manufacturers and innovators) and buyers (high-level international delegations, Defence Chiefs of Arms and senior procurement officers).

Rated amongst the top six exhibitions in the world, it boasts more than 450 participating companies in the defence and aerospace industries, from over 30 countries. The AAD Expo provides a conducive environment for business-to-business linkages, as well as an ideal platform for engaging in dialogue and discourse on international defence, aerospace and other related best practices.

AAD is a unique event for the general public and has a very good mix of exhibitors and activities that cause a massive migration of people and institutions to Air Force Base Waterkloof. People want to keep up with the new satellite technology, global positioning systems, and latest in radar and radio technologies, because everything is evolving so quickly, which is evidenced by the manner in which unmanned aerial vehicles or drones are being employed, from intelligence and surveillance to border control.

According to the organisers, AAD 2018 will once again be a world-class showcase, with spectacular aerial and ground displays, some of which have never been seen before on the African continent.

National pavilions confirmed are Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France (a new pavilion), Germany, Italy, Namibia, Russia, Turkey, Poland, USA and UK. With Lithuania taking a national pavilion, this brings the total number of pavilions to 14 thus far.

A new feature on the AAD 2018 programme will be seminars, covering topical subjects such as "Cyber Security" and "The Future of Drones". Seminars at major exhibitions have gained popularity worldwide, both as a means to convey key capabilities in a specific field to the toplevel decision-makers attending the exhibition and to enable the industry to engage on a wider front. These seminars are scheduled to run over the three trade days, i.e. 19 to 21 September.

The event is hosted over a period of five days in the following format:

A 3-day trade exhibition: The trade exhibition showcases air, sea and land defence technologies, including a static aircraft display. It is open to media and trade visitors only.

A 2-day air show: The air show is a live demonstration of global aircraft and is open to media, trade and general public visitors.

With a significant array of media partners, both local and from all over the world, the organisers expect large numbers of journalists, videographers and photographers to cover the event. All media channels offered by our partners, including the comprehensive Exhibitor catalogue and the official AAD Show Daily provide opportunities for advertising and branding.

This new media will provide an Internet television networks and Web TV to promote Defense and Security Industry and products with high-definition, digital-quality video broadcasted on our new Television Web site http://www.defensewebtv.com,our Army Recognition Youtube channel and official website.

Our offer:

- Video Advertorial: A Video advertorial is a blend of advertisement and editorial which feature presentations of products, services, and packages for defense and security industry.

Contact us for pricing.

- Video Advertising: A video advertising up to 30 sec. with 3 min. advertorial or interview Price: 4,950 €

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