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Welcome
to SOFEX 2010
The 8th edition
of the ever- growing SOFEX series
will be held at the King Abdullah
I Airbase in Amman in the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan. This niche event
is held biennially under the Royal
Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah
II, the Chairmanship of HRH Prince
Feisal Bin Al Hussein and with the
full support of the Jordan Armed
Forces (JAF).
SOFEX
2010 is a four-day event that kicks
off with a prominent one day conference
that includes a series of comprehensive
and topical seminars delivered by
top military officials from around
the world, tackling a wide range
of issues pertinent to current counter
terrorism and homeland security
issues. The SOFEX 2008 Conference
”Adjusting Special Operations
Forces’ Capabilities to Combat
Global Terrorism” attracted
over 750 participants consisting
of high ranking military and government
delegations representing 58 countries.
The prestigious list of speakers
included Jordan's Prime Minister/Minister
of Defence on behalf of His Majesty
King Abdullah II and His Royal Highness
Prince Andrew of Great Britain,
as well as presentations by 8 Special
Operations Commanders from countries
leading the way in Global Security.
SOFEX
2010 Exhibition is expected to surpass
the record number of 12,000 participants,
319 Exhibiting Companies, 34 International
Pavilions, 380 International Delegates
and101 International Delegations
headed by Ministers of Defence,
Chiefs of Staff and Special Operations
Commanders that attended SOFEX 2008
and the impressive $100 Million
worth of deals signed at the event.
Building on that outstanding success,
SOFEX 2010 has already attracted
a substantial amount of interest
with many major national pavilions
that have expressed their intent
to expand their participation. The
70,000 m² of indoor and outdoor
exhibition space will house exhibitors
from all corners of the globe. |
