Successful innovative Slovak products in the GCC region in the field of defence industry.The Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) offers Slovak small and medium-sized enterprises with export potential participation at international fairs as part of the services of the National Project "Support for the Internationalization of SMEs". Thanks to the support of their presentation activities at foreign fairs and exhibitions, Slovak innovative products are known behind the borders.During its presentation at the national stands at the international defence fairs IDEX 2019 and IDEX 2021, the Slovak company T-Industry signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with SIAC (Smart Industrial Ammunition Company) from Saudi Arabia. The main goal is an initiative to allocate industrial production in the defence industry in Saudi Arabia. The subject of the Memorandum will be the supply of existing training equipment for pilot projects, as well as the joint development of drone training technologies.T-IndustryT-Industry was founded in 2002. The company has rich experiences in the field of development and production of equipment and technology for training - shooting training not only from small arms, but also combat vehicles and tanks. At IDEX 2019 exhibition, the company launched cooperation with GCC partners in the sphere of small self-moving target systems, including complete infrastructure and application for the operator. It was the participation at the fair in 2021 that has brought concrete results of cooperation and work in the region after two years."The opportunity to present exhibits in person in the GCC region, thanks to the support of SARIO, gradually brought the conclusion of a Memorandum of Cooperation with a major entity in the region, which opens up business potential in such a demanding defence technology sector. It is the support from the SARIO agency that has saved us considerable resources that we would have to spend directly on our presentation in the region. Future deliveries of our technologies in the region will ensure the growth of our company, maintain employment and enable us to continue our internal research and development, which we consider to be a strategic competitive advantage."Juraj Tomlain, CEO of T-Industry.SIAC companyBased in Saudi Arabia, the company is dedicated to building capacity to ensure the growth and development of the defence industry in Saudi Arabia.The project is in line with Saudi Arabia's economic program and the VISION 2030 transformation and the newly approved FDI development program in the region.--------SARIO Agency facilitates organization of national stands at international fairs and exhibitions which provides Slovak small and medium-sized enterprises the opportunity to present their product range and business offers, to gain an overview of technical and technological developments in the given industry and to establish business contacts with the aim of concluding business contracts and exporting products abroad.Current trade fairs and exhibitions
