Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition
The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition is a biennial defense exhibition held in Taiwan.
TADTE is organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council. It is held biennially. Repeat exhibitors include both local firms such as, Lungteh Shipbuilding, foreign companies such as Lockheed Martin, and military concerns such as National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology and the Armaments Bureau arsenals. It is generally a three day event.
History
2009, 10th
- Date: Aug. 13-16
- Exhibitors: 97
- Booths: 681
2011, 11th
- Date: Aug. 15 - 18
- Exhibitors: 91
- Booths: 690
2013, 12th
- Date: Aug. 13 - 16
- Exhibitors: 103
- Booths: 688
- From 2013-2015 the Exhibition experienced a 27% increase in the number of exhibitors.
2015, 13th
- Date: Aug. 13 - 16
- Exhibitors: 126
- Booths: 694
2017, 14th
- Date: Aug. 17 - 19
- Exhibitors: 141
- Booths: 761
2019, 15th
- Date: Aug. 15 - 17
- Exhibitors: 159
- Booths: 794
- The 2019 Exhibition featured an enclosed UAV Test Flight area for product demonstrations. The US Government approved export licenses to allow advanced American technology to be exhibited during the 2019 show.
2023, 16th
- Date: Sep. 14 - 16
- Exhibitors: 275
- Booths: 968
- Slogan: Show Off Your ARMS
- Changes from last edition:
- * Relocate show ground from Taipei World Trade Center to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center
- * American Institute in Taiwan first time organized exhibitors delegation to the show
2025, 17th
- Date: Sep. 18 - 20
- Slogan: Future Defense, Boundless Innovation
- Theme: Advanced Defense, Green Aviation, Resilient Supply Chain, Unmanned Evolution