BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 1. Various unmanned
ground robots and armed robotic platforms developed in Azerbaijan
using local capabilities have been showcased for the first time at
the ADEX-2026 international defense exhibition in Baku today,
Trend's correspondent
reports from the event.
The displayed equipment includes the SIGR-1 and SIGR-2 tracked
robots, as well as the TIGR wheeled unmanned ground platform.
The main structures and software of the robots were developed
entirely by Azerbaijani engineers. The platforms are equipped with
both locally produced weapon turrets and combat modules from
Türkiye's ASELSAN and Slovenia's Valhalla.
The unmanned systems can be used not only for combat missions
but also for logistical support on the frontline, cargo
transportation, and casualty evacuation.
The 6th Azerbaijan International Defense Exhibition, ADEX-2026,
and the 15th anniversary International Exhibition of Internal
Security, Safety and Rescue Equipment, Securex Caspian, have also
opened.
More than 270 companies from 29 countries have confirmed their
participation in the ADEX and Securex Caspian exhibitions. So far,
45 foreign delegations from 33 countries have registered to
attend.
The delegations represent the US, Belarus, Bahrain, the UAE, the
UK, South Korea, Czechia, Afghanistan, Georgia, Jordan, Iraq,
Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco,
Montenegro, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, Saudi
Arabia, Slovakia, Sudan, Northern Cyprus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, Uganda and Vietnam.
In addition, 14 countries – the US, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the UK,
Czechia, China, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,
Türkiye and Uzbekistan – are represented at the exhibitions with
national pavilions.
One of the key new features of ADEX-2026 is that the fourth
pavilion of the Baku Expo Center has been allocated to a national
exhibition for the first time.
