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UK Shows the Way To Do Defense Business

Trade visitors throng the halls at the last DSEI show in London two years ago. (photo via CMS Strategic)

By Chris Pocock • Defense Correspondent

July 19, 2013

There may be no Farnborough Air Show this year, but two other defense shows in the UK this summer are boosting the country’s claim that it’s the best place to do business in Europe. The government-supported Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event in London scheduled for September 9 through 13 has attracted more than 1,200 exhibitors (including 40 international pavilions), and the organizers expect nearly 30,000 visitors. The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at Fairford this weekend has again attracted major aerospace companies as hospitality hosts, even though the show’s main purpose is to display military aircraft to the general public.

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