SADEX 2026 is the Kingdom’s leading Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) exhibition and a strategic B2B platform for companies seeking to access the fast-growing Saudi and regional UAS markets. The event is designed to deliver market intelligence, commercial exposure, and real business opportunities across the full unmanned systems ecosystem
Saudi Autonomous Week 2026 stands as a premier mega-event redefining the future of autonomous systems and unmanned technologies. Over three focused days, the event brings together three prestigious co-located exhibitions: The Saudi Drone and UAS Exhibition – SADEX 2026, The Saudi Unmanned Ground Vehicles Exhibition – Saudi UGV 2026, and The Maritime Autonomous Vehicles Exhibition – MAVEX 2026.
Together, the three events constitute the region’s most influential technology and business platform, showcasing state-of-the-art innovations across aerial, ground, and maritime autonomous and uncrewed vehicles, alongside their enabling systems and applications. Saudi Autonomous Week 2026 convenes global industry leaders, pioneering innovators, government decision-makers, and solution providers to foster strategic collaboration, stimulate investment, and accelerate technological progress in alignment with Saudi bold and ambitious vision for technology transformation and smart solutions’ adoption.
MAVEX 2026 stands as the Kingdom’s landmark exhibition dedicated to unmanned maritime systems, encompassing USVs, UUVs, and ROVs. As a catalyst for maritime innovation, it unveils the forefront of autonomous maritime and naval technologies. Harnessing Saudi’s vital coastal geography, the event positions the Kingdom at the helm of tech transformation in maritime and ports operation, naval protection, Oil offshore, marine ecology, intelligent logistics, leisure navigation, and aquaculture.
SAUDI UGV 2026 marks the Kingdom’s inaugural of a premier platform exclusively devoted to Unmanned Ground Vehicles, illuminating the frontier of robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous mobility.
Conceived as a catalyst for innovation and strategic cross-sector synergy, the exhibition addresses pivotal operational demands across homeland security,
energy, logistics, and industrial domains-particularly within high-risk and labor-intensive environments.
“This exhibition has truly amazed me. Last year, I came to attend the very first drone exhibition in Sadex, which was about 6000 square meters in size. This year, it has moved to a new venue that has grown to 10,000 square meters, and I believe this is a significant leap forward.”
“I’m very pleased to be here at SADEX 2025, I was here last year, and I have seen it evolving to become much bigger with new technologies, with a lot of support from dully government agencies. I am happy to see the evolvement. New technologies have been shown here.”
“Very nice international drone Show in Saudi Arabia, taking place for the second time. I wish everyone to come here to enjoy and see what drones will look like in the nearest future.”
“We are really happy to join SADEX for the second year, here in Riyadh. We have already seen the progress made since last year. This exhibition is much bigger and much more effective. ”
“The event showcased the incredible potential of drones across various sectors, from agriculture to logistics. By collaborating and sharing expertise, companies can accelerate the development of innovative drone. solutions, unlocking new possibilities for businesses.”
“We were truly delighted by what we witnessed today at the exhibition—the excellent organization and the impressive number of participating companies. The scale of this year’s exhibition is nearly double that of the previous edition, which clearly indicates the rapid growth of this sector.”
“I am here at SADEX which is the second edition of the Saudi Drone Expo. Fantastic, phenomenal, amazing growth since last year (…) A great improvement and great achievement. Milestone within a journey.”
“We met a lot of potential partners, clients, suppliers. I think this year has really step-up a lot. I think it’s very very interesting and useful (…) There’s a lot of great companies here. Big infrastructure, wonderful event.”
“Really happy for attending this year SADEX trade show. I have seen a dynamic and growing sector followed by the hospitality of this country that is giving a lot of good impression on how the sector is moving forward in the Kingdom.”
“We’ve developed a model of family eCopter, electric helicopter flying automatically. We provide a single line of passenger transportation, most needed solutions.”
“After 3 successful days of the Saudi Drone Exhibition, we found more attendance and more Saudi companies participating, especially local drone’s solutions providers. There is a significant progress from the first to the second edition, and God willing, we will be attending the third edition which should be more bigger.”
“This is the second year for me to come to Saudi Arabia, for this amazing Drone exhibition. as we notice last year, the size of the exhibition was 6000 square meters, and this year it is obviously almost double the size, like 10.000 square meters.”
Autonomy Global is a community that provides cutting-edge insights into the world of autonomous technologies, including drones, space exploration, and more.
Stay ahead in the drone economy with Drones magazine: high impact stories, global trends, and deep dives into cutting-edge use cases—packaged in both a sleek print edition and an immersive digital platform. Drones delivers actionable insights into regulation, technology, business strategy, and research. Plus, exclusive newsletters and market-data collaborations give you the competitive edge. Subscribe today and elevate your drone knowledge to the next level
(UST) is the world’s leading digital discovery platform for unmanned and autonomous systems, used by engineers, system integrators, and procurement teams across defense, security, and advanced industrial sectors.
With 1.7M+ annual visitors and 350+ global suppliers, UST is where buyers actively research, compare, and shortlist technologies for UAV, UGV, USV, and UUV programs — often before engaging suppliers at events or issuing formal requirements.
Suppliers use UST to ensure their solutions remain visible, searchable, and discoverable year-round, well beyond the show floor. From emerging technology companies to established OEMs and major primes, partners leverage UST to reach qualified technical audiences already sourcing autonomy platforms, subsystems, software, sensors, navigation, C2, AI, and power technologies.
By aligning with how engineers and defence stakeholders research online, UST helps suppliers convert exhibition interest into sustained commercial traction and inbound opportunities long after the event ends.
(DA) is a leading digital platform dedicated to defence technology, engineering, and innovation, used by engineers, programme managers, and procurement teams across government, armed forces, and the global defence supply chain.
With 1.7M+ annual visitors, DA enables active, in-market defence stakeholders to research, compare, and shortlist solutions across land, air, naval, and joint-domain programmes — often well before formal tenders or acquisition processes begin.
Defence suppliers use DA to maintain year-round visibility with relevant decision-makers, ensuring their capabilities remain discoverable beyond exhibitions and industry events. The platform covers a wide spectrum of defence systems and enabling technologies, including ISR, C4ISR, communications, electronic warfare, sensors, navigation, autonomy, power systems, and mission-critical subsystems.
By aligning with how defence organisations source and evaluate technology digitally, DA helps suppliers translate event participation into sustained awareness, qualified inbound interest, and long-term engagement with government and military buyers.
