International Defence Industry Exhibition "MSPO" this September in Targi Kielce

   aris' Eurosatory, London's DSEI and Kielce's MSPO.  These are Europe's most important defense industry trade shows. The upcoming MSPO is again held under the auspices of the Republic of Poland President, Mr.  Andrzej Duda. 2016's MSPO welcomes it guests from 6 to 9 September.  The MSPO's supreme position has been demonstrated by its exhibitors - the world's leading defense industry companies. The expo importance is also attributed to strategic contracts signed during the Kielce event.  Every year MSPO is the showcase for, inter alia  the companies of the  Polish Armament Group and multinationals such as  Boeing, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Finmeccanica, Thales, MBDA and Saab. 'No one needs to be persuaded that Kielce's defence expo is an important meetings place as well as Poland's defense industry's global getaway.  Kielce is the only exhibition that exhaustively showcases Poland's industry offer; therefore MSPO is the chance for multinationals to obtain a comprehensive picture of Poland's defence industry. Polish companies can at the same time benefit from innovations and important technological developments offered by global concerns ,' says Andrzej Mochoń PhD, Targi Kielce President of Board. The event has enjoyed an always-increasing number of exhibitors; they fully recognise MSPO significance for defence business. 'We have participated in the MSPO for many years and therefore observed its growth and advancement. The interest our products generate results in trade cooperation.  What is particularly important for us is the fact that MSPO provides the opportunity to meet Polish partners and the cooperating companies.  This may give rise to joint projects, these in the future may translate into new job-openings  and further development of technologies and technology-transfer to Poland ,'  said John Neilson, Director of Communications at Lockheed Martin Corporation  . A long-standing tradition MSPO is held in Kielce already for the 24th time.  When asked by foreign visitors why Kielce is the stage for the defense industry exhibition, Targi Kielce President talks about the rich traditions of the Central Industrial District, the ideas promoted by Stanisław Staszic in the nineteenth century.  This historical aspect was also pointed out by President Andrzej Duda. President emphasizes the fact that Kielce and Radom region is defence industry's heart​​. 'I feel that both the International Defence Industry Exhibition and Targi Kielce are worthy heirs of the tradition. Kielce exhibition and congress centre is a good place to host the army, military services as well as the police, customs officers and border, paramedics and fire-fighters. MSPO is held simultaneously with the LOGISTICS expo; every other year in June Targi Kielce is the stage for "fire-protection" expo -EDURA. Kielce is therefore the showcase for the latest specialist equipment and solutions for the uniformed services.  This year's MSPO is expected to focus more on  territorial defense units,' announces President Andrzej Mochoń. All corners of the world expo For 24 years Targi Kielce has developed the exhibition which has become one of Europe's leaders. The expo enjoys global recognition, therefore every year it hosts almost 20 000 business-insiders.  The guests list includes ministers of defense, official parliamentary and government delegations, representatives of embassies and senior military staff-members from home and abroad. The expo has gained extra splendour owing to the visits of Polish Presidents - Andrzej Duda and Bronisław Komorowski. Last year the exhibition hosted the official delegations from 58 countries, including representatives of the United States, Russia, China, Britain, Germany and France. Kielce saw representatives of distant countries - Brazil, Bangladesh, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. National exhibitions have become a tradition during MSPO. Turkey, Norway, Italy, France, Germany, Israel, USA, Sweden, the V4 Members and the United Kingdom have boasted their military potentials.  This year's lead-exhibition is the Armed Forces Exhibition - it is held under the banner of "Objective - Innovativeness".