Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will lead a high-level Indian delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the third World Defence Show 2026, which will begin on Sunday.

The two-day show is expected to host more than 700 exhibitors and around 400 official delegations.

The Defence Ministry informed that the Indian delegation will comprise senior officers from the Department of Defence Production and the Armed Forces.

As part of India’s participation, Mr Seth will inaugurate the first-ever India Pavilion at the defence show, spread over an area of 400 square meters.

The Pavilion will showcase India’s growing indigenous capabilities in defence manufacturing and technology, featuring the country’s prominent public sector defence enterprises.

These enterprises will exhibit their products such as tanks, artillery gun systems, missiles, ammunition, radars, among others

The Ministry also informed that a bilateral meeting between the Minister of State for Defence and his Saudi Arabian counterpart is planned on the sidelines of WDS 2026.

The Minister will also interact with representatives of leading Saudi Arabian industry bodies to enhance defence cooperation and industrial collaboration between the two countries.

The World Defence Show is a biennial international defence exhibition hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It holds significant strategic importance for the Indian Defence industry, serving as a vital platform to highlight India’s indigenisation initiatives, advanced technologies, and manufacturing capabilities, while fostering international partnerships in the Global Defence Ecosystem.