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36 DEFENCE BUSINESS LIMA 2023
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LIMA RETURNS, ‘BIGGER AND BETTER’
After a four-year COVID-induced hiatus,
the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exposition
is back on the global event calendar and will be held between 23 and 27 May.
NIGEL PITTAWAY | MELBOURNE
HELD on the resort island of Langkawi in the Andaman Sea, the biennial LIMA event is one of Malaysia’s two largest defence and aerospace shows – the other being Defence Services Asia (DSA) held in Kuala Lumpur. As its name suggests, LIMA is a combined aerospace and maritime event, making it one of the few shows to have essentially two exhibitions under one roof. This year the organisers are promising that LIMA 2023 will be ‘bigger and better’ than previous shows.
As in previous years, LIMA 2023 will be held at the Mah- suri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) adjacent to Langkawi’s international airport.
Although the show is largely focussed on Malaysia’s de- fence forces and their procurement plans, LIMA is also an important intersecting point of eastern and western manu- facturers and provides attendees with an important insight into regional defence capability and aspirations.
LIMA 2023 LAUNCHED
The new organisers of LIMA, Alpine Integrated Solution, launched the 2023 event in an official ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on 16 January. At the launch Chairman Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said he expected around 600 exhibitors to attend including, for the first time, com-