Hosted, supported and co-organised by the Ministry of Defence and Defence Service Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA) is the biggest and most efficiently organized Defence and Homeland Security show in Asia showcasing world’s most advance technologies, systems, hardware and electronic warfare that the market has to offer.

The 19th edition of DSA (DSA 2026) will take place from 20–23 April 2026 at Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur.

Defence Services Asia (DSA) is one of the world’s top five defense and security exhibitions and the largest in Southeast Asia, officially supported by the Malaysian Ministry of Defence and Malaysian Armed Forces. The 19th edition takes place April 20-23, 2026 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur. Launched in 1988 and held biennially, DSA serves as the critical platform for global defense suppliers to engage with Southeast Asia’s top-level military leadership, procurement agencies, and industry stakeholders. The 2024 edition attracted 1,324 exhibiting companies from 60 countries and regions, featuring 34 national pavilions and drawing over 47,587 trade visitors, establishing DSA as a proven regional powerhouse with unmatched access to rapidly growing Indo-Pacific defense markets. Co-located with NATSEC Asia (focusing on national and homeland security), DSA 2026 covers all defense capability domains including land systems, naval platforms, aerospace technologies, communications networks, electronic warfare, cyber defense, unmanned systems, diving equipment, forensic technologies, flight navigation, combat casualty care, and command and control systems. The exhibition is organized by DSA Exhibition and Conference Sdn Bhd with full government backing, featuring the Secretary General of MINDEF as Main Organizing Committee Chairman. The event offers direct access to defense decision-makers from ASEAN nations, which are significantly boosting defense budgets to modernize capabilities across all domains. DSA features high-level conferences with defense ministers, chiefs of armed forces, and procurement directors addressing regional security challenges, defense industrial cooperation, technology transfer opportunities, and inter-operability initiatives. Special focus areas include Indo-Pacific strategic competition, maritime security in the South China Sea, counter-terrorism, disaster response, and emerging technologies applicable to the region. With Malaysia offering strategic proximity to rapidly growing defense markets across Southeast Asia, DSA provides exhibitors with comprehensive business development opportunities including B2B meetings, government delegation briefings, and networking events. The USA Partnership Pavilion organized by Kallman Worldwide and national pavilions from leading defense nations ensure strong international participation and collaboration opportunities.