This accolade adds further prestige to the exhibition as the entrants were judged by fellow industry leaders with fierce competition from long-existing exhibitions. As a launch show, the landscape was particularly competitive and included events from all over the globe.

The show was organised by Clarion Events, the world leading defence and security event organiser. In commenting about the award, Clarion’s Managing Director for the MENA region, Thomas Gaunt said: ‘Delivering Egypt’s first tri-service exhibition was a task that we, as Clarion Events, undertook with greatest seriousness in order to deliver the best possible event for the country. The result of the joint efforts and commitment between us, as the organiser, and the Egyptian Armed Forces was the largest launch in our company’s history. We are thrilled to have these efforts recognised with one of the industry’s most prestigious awards.’

The next edition of Egypt Defence Expo will take place on 07 - 10 December 2020 at the Egypt International Exhibition and Conference Centre.