MSPO
Central and Eastern Europe's largest defence trade fair, held in Kielce, Poland.
MSPO is Central and Eastern Europe's largest defence trade fair, held each September in Kielce, Poland. At the 2026 edition, on 10 September, Milrem Robotics signed THeMIS weapons and optics deals with two units of state arms group PGZ.
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Is MSPO where Poland arms Western ground robots?
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Autonomous Systems: Land & SeaBackground
MSPO, the International Defence Industry Exhibition, is held each September at the Targi Kielce exhibition centre in Kielce, Poland. It is Central and Eastern Europe's largest defence trade fair. The 34th edition ran from 8 to 11 September 2026, with organisers expecting more than 900 exhibitors and over 40,000 visitors.
Poland's state arms group PGZ uses the fair to sign foreign partners. At the 2026 edition, on 10 September, Milrem Robotics signed cooperation agreements on weapons and optics for its THeMIS uncrewed ground vehicle with ZMT and PCO, two PGZ units. Those agreements gave a Western ground robot a Polish weapons and sensor supply chain.
For makers of uncrewed land systems, MSPO is where a foreign product can pick up Polish weapons, optics and industrial partners in a single week.
