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Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition

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Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition
台北國際航太暨國防工業展
NicknameTADTE
StatusActive
GenreTrade Show
FrequencyBi-annually
VenueTaipei Nangang Exhibition Center
CountryTaiwan
Most recentSep. 14-16, 2023
Attendance34,000+
Organised byTaiwan External Trade Development Council
Websitehttps://www.tadte.com.tw/en

The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE; Chinese: 台北國際航太暨國防工業展) is a biennial defense exhibition held in Taiwan.[1]

TADTE is organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). It is held biennially.[2] Repeat exhibitors include both local firms such as, Lungteh Shipbuilding,[3] foreign companies such as Lockheed Martin,[4] and military concerns such as National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology[5] and the Republic of China Army arsenals (primarily the 202, 205 and 209).[4] It is generally a three day event.[6]

History

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2009, 10th

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  • Date: Aug. 13-16
  • Exhibitor: 97
  • Booth: 681

2011, 11th

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  • Date: Aug. 15 - 18
  • Exhibitor: 91
  • Booth: 690

2013, 12th

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  • Date: Aug. 13 - 16
  • Exhibitor: 103
  • Booth: 688
  • From 2013-2015 the Exhibition experienced a 27% increase in the number of exhibitors.[4]

2015, 13th

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  • Date: Aug. 13 - 16
  • Exhibitor: 126
  • Booth: 694

2017, 14th

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  • Date: Aug. 17 - 19
  • Exhibitor: 141
  • Booth: 761

2019, 15th

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  • Date: Aug. 15 - 17
  • Exhibitor: 159
  • Booth: 794
  • The 2019 Exhibition featured an enclosed UAV Test Flight area for product demonstrations.[2] The US Government approved export licenses to allow advanced American technology to be exhibited during the 2019 show.[7]

2021, suspended due to Covid-19.

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2023, 16th

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2025, 17th

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  • Date: Sep. 18 - 20
  • Slogan: Future Defense, Boundless Innovation
  • Theme: Advanced Defense, Green Aviation, Resilient Supply Chain, Unmanned Evolution

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Minnick, Wendell (8 August 2017). "Taiwan Defense Show Exhibits New Weapons". www.defensenews.com. Defense News. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Taiwan tradeshow poised to break export records". www.aero-mag.com. Aerospace Manufacturing. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ Jonathan Chin, Lo Tien-pin and (4 December 2018). "Lung Teh to build new navy corvettes and minelayers". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Minnick, Wendell (8 August 2017). "Exhibitor Increase Expected at Taipei Show". www.defensenews.com. Defense News. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ "New short-range automated defense weapon systems XTR-101 and XTR-102 at TADTE 2013 1608133". www.armyrecognition.com. Army Recognition. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Taipei Aerospace & Defence Technology Exhibition". 10times.com. 10 Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ Jonathan Chin, Lo Tien-pin and (11 August 2019). "US lets advanced combat tech come to Taipei expo". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 September 2019.