press releases 2007
U.S. Participation at International Defense Industry Exhibition in Kielce
23 August 2007
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| A Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter was on display at the U.S. Pavilion (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle) |
The United States served as lead nation at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland from 3-6 September 2007. The U.S. national exhibit was entitled “Developing Forces for Coalition Operations: Supporting Soldiers from Ground to Space.”
The International Defense Industry Exhibition is one of the largest defense industry fair events in Europe; 24 American manufacturing firms were represented at this year’s fair, including industry leaders such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
Deputy Prime Minister Przemyslaw Gosiewski presided over the opening day ceremonies on September 3, together with Poland’s Minister of Defense Aleksander Szczyglo. The Honorable Claude Bolton, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, represented the United States at the opening, together with U.S. Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe. Also present were Director of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency and Chief Scientist of the U.S. Army.
The U.S. Department of Defense organized a series of seminars and conferences on defense and security issues at the Kielce fair. The series began on September 3 with a seminar on ballistic missile defense (BMD) led by Major General Chris Anzalone, Deputy Director of the Missile Defense Agency. Seminars also covered issues including Armaments and Security Cooperation; Research and Technology; U.S. Army future development; and Joint Operations. For a complete list of seminar and conference briefings at the fair, please check the Office of Defense Cooperation webpage at http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/odc.html and follow the link for “MSPO – U.S. Seminars.”
