KARACHI: The 10thedition of International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2018 was inaugurated by President Dr Arif Alvi at Expo Centre Karachi on Tuesday. Defense Export Promotion Organization (DEPO), IDEAS 2018 brings together defense industry players from different parts of the world. A total of 522 exhibitors from 52 countries are participating in the event. According to Media Director of DEPO, Commodore Tariq Javed in addition to Pakistan other major exporters of defense technology including China, The Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, USA and other countries have their exclusive pavilions. The invited countries are showcasing their latest technological innovations while a large number of senior civil and military delegations and trade visitors from across the globe are attending the event. The event includes a series of activities ranging from defence technology demonstrations, an international seminar, three conferences by Pakistan armed forces a counter-terrorism demonstration. Networking and business expansions through business to business (B2B) and business to government (B2G) engagements and signing of accords are said to be additional features of the event. Two Russian naval ships will also be visiting Pakistan for port call during IDEAS 2018. New inventions of Pakistan defense industry including those from Global Industrial Solutions, Pakistan Ordinance Factories, Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Shibli Electronics, Universal Smart Military Systems and Daudson Armoury will be showcased in the event. Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat will be the keynote speaker at the seminar. Exclusive land, maritime and aviation conferences by Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force will be another significant component of IDEAS 2018. An air show by Pakistan Air Force is also scheduled at Nishan-i-Pakistan, Sea View on November 29.The fourth day of exhibition will be open for public. “It will, however, be only for those who may have already registered themselves online to visit exhibition,” said Commodore Tariq Javed. Meanwhile, Rohde and Schwarz Germany is technology leader in signal and spectrum analysers. “Now, R&S has completely enhanced this high-end analyser family. Users will appreciate new look and feel with a new operating concept and an SCPI recorder for remote controlled test sequences at the event,” spokesperson of the entity said. Published in Daily Times, November 28th 2018.