Visit to the international defense exhibition RIDEX 2018

Following the invitation of the Ministry of Defence of Brazil, the General Director of GDDIA Vice Admiral (ret.) Kyriakos Kyriakidis together with GDDIA staff officers visited the International Defence Exhibition RIDEX 2018 (Rio International Defence Exhibition). RIDEX 2018 takes place for the first time in Rio de Janeiro from 26 to 29 June and it is focused on naval weapon systems.
In RIDEX 2018 they were officially invited delegations from twelve counties, among them Greece.
The exhibition offered the opportunity for a meeting with representatives of companies that already have contracts with the Ministry of National Defence as well as with counterparts from other countries within the context of cooperation broadening. In the RIDEX 2018 Programm a visit to Brazilian Navy units was included.