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As the Kingdom work its way on a US$147 billion expansion of its transport sector and expand and upgrade 29 international and domestic airports to serve 330 million travellers by 2030 and shore up facilities at two large mega hubs in Riyadh and Jeddah, the airport industry stakeholders are head over heels to tap the Middle East’s largest aviation market that will see the fastest passenger traffic growth until 2040.

Across the four trade days, high-level delegations from dozens of countries will visit stands and pavilions featuring products and demonstrations from hundreds of global and local exhibitors.

The first edition of the World Defense Show - a biennial event featuring nearly 600 exhibitors from over 40 countries - opens today (March 6) in Saudi Arabia with an expected 30,000 visitors attending throughout the four-day show in Riyadh.

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Founded by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), World Defense Show, set to be held every two years.

Saudi Arabia is all set to open the first-ever edition of the World Defense Show, a mega biennial event featuring 600 exhibitors from over 40 countries in three large exhibition halls and a 30,000 strong visitor turnout expected over the next four days.

Saudi Arabia is all set to open the first-ever edition of the World Defense Show, a mega biennial event featuring 600 exhibitors from over 40 countries in three large exhibition halls and a 30,000 strong visitor turnout expected over the next four days.