DMME focuses on the industrial side of European defence — the manufacturers, materials specialists, sub-tier suppliers, and procurement leaders rebuilding the continent’s production base. It exists because the existing event landscape doesn’t quite fit the moment.

The big platform shows are built around end-user systems and the global primes. National shows are essential, but country-specific by design. What’s been missing is a dedicated, regional, manufacturing-focused event for the supplier base — one organised around the people who build the components, not just the people who integrate them.