XPONENTIAL Europe 2027

XPONENTIAL Europe is the European trade fair for autonomous systems, robotics and uncrewed technologies, held at Messe Düsseldorf with AUVSI, UAV DACH, Vodafone, DST and the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) as strategic and technical partners. The 2027 edition returns larger and with an additional exhibition hall, covering the value chain from AI software and sensors to drones and autonomous applications.

Exhibition

Exhibitors show platforms, components, sensors and services for autonomous applications in four domains.

• Air
• Ground
• Maritime
• Space

Programme

Daily keynotes open each morning from 09:00 to 10:00, followed by the XPONENTIAL Europe Conference, the Innovation Theater, live demonstrations and partner conferences. Conference tracks cover technical research, defense and security, civil protection, enabling technologies, strategic enablers, end-user applications, emerging technologies and ocean maritime autonomy.

• European Drone Forum
• AISS – Autonomous Inland & Short Sea Shipping Conference
• Bundeswehr Innovation Center / German Drone-Defence & Innovation Forum
• Cybersecurity Forum
• Standards Forum
• Start-up zone and XPO+ Launcher

Key figures

XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 hosted 360 exhibitors from 43 countries, with decision-makers from industry, government and academia.