Eurosatory
Major Paris land-and-air defence exhibition; 2026 edition (15-19 June) is the most UGV-dense show yet.
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Will a government sign a ground-robot production contract at Eurosatory, or only display them?
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Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea- What is Eurosatory and when is it held?
- Eurosatory is the world's largest biennial land- and air-defence exhibition, held at Paris-Nord Villepinte. The 2026 edition runs 15-19 June and is the first major land-defence show since Ukraine's 25,000-robot procurement target made ground robotics the most contested category.Source: Army Recognition
- Which autonomous ground vehicles are at Eurosatory 2026?
- At least four UGV programmes are exhibiting: ARX Robotics GEREON via Daimler Truck, the France-Belgium Arquus reconnaissance prototype, AM General's autonomous HMMWV derivative, and Milrem THeMIS from the Dutch Born line.Source: Army Recognition
- Why is Eurosatory 2026 important for robot procurement?
- It is the first major show where competing UGV platforms appear with confirmed production contracts behind them rather than as demonstrators, letting procurement officials compare live products from makers including ARX, Milrem, and AM General.Source: Lowdown analysis
Background
Eurosatory is the world's largest land- and air-defence exhibition, held biennially in Paris. The 2026 edition runs from 15 to 19 June at Paris-Nord Villepinte and is the first major land-defence show since Ukraine's procurement services announced a target of 25,000 ground robots for the first half of 2026, turning the UGV hall into the most commercially consequential floor space at any defence show in the current European procurement cycle.
At least four distinct European UGV programmes are exhibiting at Eurosatory 2026: ARX Robotics GEREON under the Daimler Truck portfolio banner, the France-Belgium compact reconnaissance prototype on an Arquus chassis, AM General's autonomous HMMWV derivative, and Milrem THeMIS from the Dutch Born production line. The convergence reflects the transition from prototype-to-volume that the European ground-robotics market has undergone in a single quarter. For procurement officials, Eurosatory 2026 is the first show where they can see competing platforms side by side with confirmed production contracts behind them, not just demonstrators.
Beyond UGVs, Eurosatory covers the full spectrum of land and air systems and draws official delegations from more than 60 nations. Procurement decisions in ground-robotics are expected to crystallise in H2 2026; Eurosatory is the reference event where political commitments to orders are converted into public announcements.
