Written by Johannes Krause

The last time military officials, weapons contractors, and defence analysts met in the Paris suburb of Villepinte to attend the Eurosatory weapons trade fair was in 2018.  Unfortunately, since 2018, much has happened. Not only did Covid-19 derail the exhibition’s biennial schedule, but the war in Ukraine has brought western Europe closer to the brink of armed conflict than at any point since perhaps the 1980s.