Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition
| Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition 台北國際航太暨國防工業展  | |
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| Nickname | TADTE | 
| Status | Active | 
| Genre | Trade Show | 
| Frequency | Bi-annually | 
| Venue | Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center | 
| Country | Taiwan | 
| Most recent | Sep. 14-16, 2023 | 
| Attendance | 34,000+ | 
| Organised by | Taiwan External Trade Development Council | 
| Website | https://www.tadte.com.tw/en | 
The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE; Chinese: 台北國際航太暨國防工業展) is a biennial defense exhibition held in Taiwan.[1]
TADTE is organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). It is held biennially.[2] Repeat exhibitors include both local firms such as, Lungteh Shipbuilding,[3] foreign companies such as Lockheed Martin,[4] and military concerns such as National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology[5] and the Republic of China Army arsenals (primarily the 202, 205 and 209).[4] It is generally a three day event.[6]
History
2009, 10th
- Date: Aug. 13-16
 - Exhibitors: 97
 - Booths: 681
 
2011, 11th
- Date: Aug. 15 - 18
 - Exhibitors: 91
 - Booths: 690
 
2013, 12th
- Date: Aug. 13 - 16
 - Exhibitors: 103
 - Booths: 688
 - From 2013-2015 the Exhibition experienced a 27% increase in the number of exhibitors.[4]
 
2015, 13th
- Date: Aug. 13 - 16
 - Exhibitors: 126
 - Booths: 694
 
2017, 14th
- Date: Aug. 17 - 19
 - Exhibitors: 141
 - Booths: 761
 
2019, 15th
- Date: Aug. 15 - 17
 - Exhibitors: 159
 - Booths: 794
 - The 2019 Exhibition featured an enclosed UAV Test Flight area for product demonstrations.[2] The US Government approved export licenses to allow advanced American technology to be exhibited during the 2019 show.[7]
 
2021, suspended due to Covid-19.
2023, 16th
- Date: Sep. 14 - 16
 - Exhibitors: 275
 - Booths: 968
 - Slogan: Show Off Your ARMS
 - Changes from last edition:
- Relocate show ground from Taipei World Trade Center to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
 - American Institute in Taiwan first time organized exhibitors delegation to the show
 
 
Photos from TADTE 2023
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MND Pavilion - 
			
Taiwan Space Paviliion - 
			
USA Pavilion - 
			
Autonomous Underwater VehicleSeawolf-400 
2025, 17th
- Date: Sep. 18 - 20
 - Slogan: Future Defense, Boundless Innovation
 - Theme: Advanced Defense, Green Aviation, Resilient Supply Chain, Unmanned Evolution
 
See also
- Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo
 - Eurosatory
 - Egypt Defence Expo
 - International Defence Exhibition
 - International Defence Industry Exhibition
 - International Defence Exhibition and Seminar
 - Defense industry of Taiwan
 
External links
References
- ^ Minnick, Wendell (8 August 2017). "Taiwan Defense Show Exhibits New Weapons". www.defensenews.com. Defense News. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
 - ^ a b "Taiwan tradeshow poised to break export records". www.aero-mag.com. Aerospace Manufacturing. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
 - ^ Jonathan Chin, Lo Tien-pin and (4 December 2018). "Lung Teh to build new navy corvettes and minelayers". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
 - ^ a b c Minnick, Wendell (8 August 2017). "Exhibitor Increase Expected at Taipei Show". www.defensenews.com. Defense News. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
 - ^ "New short-range automated defense weapon systems XTR-101 and XTR-102 at TADTE 2013 1608133". www.armyrecognition.com. Army Recognition. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
 - ^ "Taipei Aerospace & Defence Technology Exhibition". 10times.com. 10 Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
 - ^ Jonathan Chin, Lo Tien-pin and (11 August 2019). "US lets advanced combat tech come to Taipei expo". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
 

