The Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX) is a
special operations and
homeland security event that is held every two years at the King Abdullah I airbase in
Marka
Marka may refer to:
Places
* Marka (river), Lower Saxony, Germany
* Marka, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province
* Marka, Malawi a town in Nsanje District
* Marka district, Jordan
* Marka refugee camp, a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan
* ...
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Jordan. The specialized event is held under the patronage of
King Abdullah II, the supervision of
Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein and is supported by the
Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF).
Background
SOFEX was established in 1999 by
King Hussein.
In 2012, SOFEX attracted 33 national pavilions, represented by 323 companies and which attracted thousands of visitors over the 3 day exhibition, including 108 delegations from 56 countries.
SOFEX 2012 exhibitors list
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The 10th edition of the SOFEX series took place May 5-8, 2014.
The SOFEX 2020 has been announced as postponed on 2020-01-30 due to heavy rains at the expo locatio
See also
* International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) – a defense expo in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
* Eurosatory - a defense expo in Paris, France
*Egypt Defence Expo
Egypt Defense Expo or EDEX is the first international defense exhibition in Egypt, covering air, land and sea military technologies. The exhibition is held every two years at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in the city of New Cairo. The ...
(EDEX) - tri-service defence exhibition in Cairo, Egypt
References
External links
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* {{Youtube, QL_3Qg-SADY, The Business of War: SOFEX. VICE (5 July 2012)
Special forces
Arms fairs
Trade fairs in Jordan