The events highlight the latest developments both Koreas have made as they press forward with major expansions of already substantial military capabilities - including sometimes mirror-image moves.
In a speech opening the exhibition on Monday, leader Kim Jong Un pointed to a military buildup by South Korea as one justification for the North's military, and reiterated complaints that North Korea's defence developments are treated differently than those in other countries.Although superficially similar and conspicuously timed, the two events are quite different, and the two Koreas do not compete for the same customers.
South Korea, meanwhile, says ADEX will feature 440 companies from 28 countries. About 300 military and defence officials from 45 countries, including defence ministers, are expected to attend, organisers have said. Kang Eun-ho, South Korea's minister for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration , declined to comment on any potential deals in the works during ADEX, but told reporters on Thursday that he hoped the show provides an opportunity to"read the arc and trend" of global defence developments.Kallman Worldwide, a company that organises the U.S.