Industrie lourde et militaire
French companies set to empower Qatar’s security, defence industry at Milipol 2022
the Peninsula, 20/05/2022
Around 23 French companies will be present in Doha to attend the 14th edition of Milipol Qatar from May 24 to 26.
Milipol is a global event for homeland security and civil defence in the Middle East, where official delegations, infrastructure developers and technology suppliers from around the world will gather to enhance security systems.
Given the World Cup security agreement signed in March 2021 in Doha, that aims to support the Qatari partners in securing the event, French exhibitors, who represent the largest foreign delegation on the show, intend to seize the opportunity of this strategic partnership to showcase at Milipol, six months before this world-leading event, their cutting-edge technologies and latest innovations in the defence and security fields.
Indeed, thanks to its network of highly specialised companies in safety and homeland security, French security and defence industry is among the leading solution providers.
In France, the sector includes heavyweights, mid-sized companies and 4,000 SMEs and employing 130,000 people.
France has recorded growth of over 5% in this sector in 2021, due to its steady development and massive investments in innovative technologies such as cybersecurity, the anti-drone systems, optronics, CCTV equipment, crisis management, and contactless identification.