World's first Virtual Defense Industry Fair; FIELD EXPO

SAHA Istanbul, the biggest supporter of the National Technology Move, carries the power of the Turkish defense industry to the virtual world. The world's first 3D Virtual Defense Industry Fair SAHA EXPO will be held between 09 November 2020 - 09 April 2021.

Another first from SAHA Istanbul, Turkey's largest industrial cluster ... SAHA Istanbul, the biggest supporter of the National Technology Initiative, which was initiated to increase the localization rates in Turkey's defense, aerospace and space industry production, with the virtual world.

In a period when fairs were postponed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic that affected the whole world, the virtual fair, which will be held by SAHA Istanbul, which quickly and successfully carried its work to the digital world, will be the first fair to bring the power of the Turkish defense industry to the virtual world. The virtual fair, which will be held for the first time with the aim of becoming a global brand, will be open to the whole world over the web.

The virtual fair, which will be held with the participation of hundreds of companies and universities operating in the defense, aerospace industry and with high technology production potential, will be held with the XperEXPO application prepared by BITES, a subsidiary of ASELSAN, a member of SAHA Istanbul.

Haluk Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of SAHA Istanbul, stated that the first week of the SAHA EXPO Virtual Fair, which will be held between 09 November 2020 and 09 April 2021, will be open to video conferences and will be held online with more than 300 participants, "SAHA EXPO Virtual Fair, Turkey It will be a fair where thousands of industry professionals from and from different countries of the world will meet ”.

TİHA, ATAK are at the SAHA EXPO Virtual Exhibition

Bayraktar stated that it will be possible to examine the products and systems developed by hundreds of companies in the defense industry, especially the Akıncı Attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TİHA), ATAK Helicopter, TB2 and missile systems, and to get detailed information.

“The virtual fair application, developed by Turkish engineers with local and national facilities, allows the companies to exhibit all their products and vision with an interactive experience. The application will offer many different advantages to both fair visitors and companies participating in the fair. In the virtual fair, where more than 300 defense aerospace companies will participate, companies and state representatives from North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, North and Continent Africa, Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and many other countries. / B2G will take part in the talks. Participants will be able to introduce the latest products, systems and designs and establish international collaborations with video conferences with procurement committees from Turkey and abroad. The Virtual Fair will continue to be open to visits and B2B / B2G appointments between companies and delegations for 5 months. "

Virtual reality technologies

SAHA EXPO Virtual Fair can be accessed via PC web browser, mobile browser or SAHA EXPO mobile application without downloading any application. Persons authorized to log in will be able to log into the system from anywhere in the world.

Industry professionals from around the world and Turkey will be able to examine the 3D models of companies in detail with virtual reality technologies, watch video presentations of companies and products, and hold live video conferences with the relevant people from the company, while visiting the virtual fair that will be open 24/7.

Visitors will also be able to download exhibitors' brochures, exchange business cards, and watch product and company promotional videos. All data and content related to the fair held in a strategic area will be kept securely on the infrastructures in Turkey.

3D modeling

Traveling for kilometers for fairs held in different countries of the world or in different cities in our country will be a thing of the past with the SAHA EXPO Virtual Fair, in our rapidly digitalizing lives. Users will be able to experience the products, which are reflected exactly with 3D modeling and interactive animations, at SAHA EXPO in the most realistic form. Professionals will be able to visit the virtual fair from home or office.

The fair is virtual, communication is face to face

Face-to-face communication will also be possible at the SAHA EXPO virtual fair. In this way, the participants will not feel the lack of mutual communication. Face-to-face communication between fair visitors and representatives of participating companies will be provided by video conference.

Mobile friendly

With the application to be used online through the browser, the SAHA EXPO Virtual Fair will be open to users from all over the world. The system will allow unlimited users to access the fair. SAHA EXPO, which can be used on all platforms, stands out with its mobile compatible feature. It will be possible to enter the system and visit the fair anywhere in the world from a point where there is an online connection.

Within the SAHA EXPO Virtual Fair application; survey, analysis and reporting, in different language

The request will be features such as integration with social media accounts. Information such as which user visited which company's booth how many times, how long they stayed, whether they downloaded files or not can be accessed from the application. Thus, participating companies will be able to reach and interact with their target audiences more easily, according to the analysis made.

Physical exhibition in 2021

On the other hand, SAHA EXPO Defense, Aerospace Industry Fair, which was announced by SAHA Istanbul to be organized on 04-07 November 2020, will be held on 10-13 November 2021, taking into account the health of the participants and visitors and the measures taken by the Ministry of Interior due to the increasing Covid-19 cases. has been postponed. SAHA EXPO will be held at Yeşilköy Istanbul Expo Center on this date.