2028 UMEX
Exhibition date: 7-9 March, 2028
Exhibition Introduction
Previous Edition Data
The previous edition of UMEX featured a total exhibition area of 40,322 square meters, representing a significant expansion from the prior edition. It brought together 387 exhibiting enterprises from 40 countries around the world, marking an 82% year-on-year leapfrog growth, with international exhibitors accounting for over 60% of the total. The scale of exhibitor delegations from the UAE, China and the United States ranked among the top three globally.
Over the 3-day exhibition period, the event welcomed 37,878 professional visitors from more than 160 countries and regions worldwide, a year-on-year growth of over 50%. In parallel, the exhibition received more than 200 high-level official delegations from over 60 countries globally, led by ministerial-level officials from ministries of defence and interior of multiple nations. The total on-site transaction volume of the edition reached 3.6 billion UAE Dirhams (AED), a 20% increase from the previous edition, setting an all-time high in the exhibition's history.
Exhibition Scope
I. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Consumer drones, commercial drones, military UAVs, law enforcement UAVs, agricultural drones, maritime UAVs, surveillance and security UAVs, traffic monitoring UAVs, aerial photography UAVs for advertising and film & television, pipeline inspection UAVs, water conservancy UAVs, electric power UAVs, disaster relief UAVs, fishery UAVs, unmanned helicopters, etc.
II. Aerodynamics, Structure, System Design & Materials
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vessels (USVs), unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), airships, aerospace unmanned aerial vehicles, target drones, unmanned powered parachutes, unmanned crafts, composite materials, coatings, landing gears, radomes, etc.
III. Control & Navigation Systems
Satellite positioning equipment (GPS, GNSS), flight controllers, automatic control systems, main ground control stations, mobile ground control stations, autopilots, flight control software and hardware, servo control systems, simulation systems, measurement and control technologies, remote sensing technologies, sensors, etc.
IV. Mission Payloads
Imaging equipment, video equipment, infrared detection systems, multi-functional optical stabilization platforms, television cameras, infrared scanners, low-light television cameras, framing cameras, panoramic cameras, aerial video recorders, synthetic aperture radars, etc.
V. Power & Energy Systems
Power supplies, engines, electric motors, batteries, propellers, gearboxes, electronic fuel control systems, etc.

