Sweden’s arena for tactical readiness
- 03.02.27 - 05.02.27
- Trollhättan, Sweden
Where capability meets opportunity.
- military defence
- academia
- The public sector
- Industry
Defence inWest brings defence, industry, academia and the public sector together to tackle real defence needs, build new partnerships and move from global change to local operational capability.
One
mission.
An army
of ideas.
Defence inWest gives organisations with operational or technical needs a way to share their challenges and meet companies, researchers and experts who may help solve them. This is where the right conversations begin. Together, we strengthen Sweden’s defence and readiness.
From 3 to 5 February 2027, we bring defence, industry, academia and the public sector together to turn those conversations into practical capability.
Across the three days, the programme moves from the global and Nordic outlook to Sweden’s priorities and the industrial strengths of West Sweden. It then turns insight into action through Challenge Rooms, matchmaking, expert meetings and focused company dialogues.
- 03.02.27 - 05.02.27
- Trollhättan, Sweden
Small or
medium-sized?
We want you.
Small and medium-sized companies often have capabilities that have yet to be put to use in defence. We want to discover them. We invite every company that believes it can contribute to explore the possibilities through seminars and matchmaking: understand the needs and the situation behind them, meet the organisations facing those challenges, and find partners to develop solutions together.
Three days with a clear progression
1
Understand
Understand the forces reshaping defence. Explore the global, European and Nordic outlook, the capabilities in demand and the needs that will define the years ahead.
2
build
Build the capability. Connect national priorities with industrial capacity, technology, skills, production and resilient supply chains.
3
deliver
Move from dialogue to action. Work with concrete challenges through matchmaking, Challenge Rooms, expert meetings and focused business conversations.
State your need
Looking for a solution, a new business opportunity, a challenge to take on or the right partner? Choose the route that fits your needs – and show what you can bring.
Solutions
For requirement owners, buyers and defence companies seeking new suppliers, technologies and specialist capabilities.
Find industrial capability
Business
For SMEs and other companies that want to understand the needs, meet the right organisations and identify new opportunities.
Explore business opportunities
Challenges
Work with requirement owners, companies and experts on a defined industrial or operational challenge.
Explore the challenges
Partners
Find complementary capabilities and build new industrial, technical or international partnerships.
Start matchmaking
Three core themes
Across all three themes, supplier acceleration, skills and international collaboration help turn industrial potential into practical defence capability.
Production capability and security of supply
How can Sweden strengthen its ability to produce, scale and secure critical deliveries when demand changes quickly?
Advanced and additive manufacturing
How can new production methods shorten lead times, increase flexibility and support a more resilient supply system?
Autonomous systems and operational innovation
How can emerging technologies move from promising concepts to useful operational capability?
Voices from Defence inWest 2026
Hear from organisers, exhibitors and speakers as they share why they chose to be part of Defence inWest, what the conference aims to achieve, and why it matters.
Linda Bohlin Trajkovsky
Innovatum Science Park
Robin Mashallah
Business Region Väst
Emma Wikström
Combitech
Joel Andersson
University West
Your move. make it count.
From 3 to 5 February 2027, the people defining the needs will meet those who can help solve them. Register for Defence inWest and bring your challenge, your expertise or your next idea to the table. Team up with the right partners to turn needs into solutions.
Match
making
Brief me first
Matchmaking gives you short, booked meetings with organisations facing real challenges and companies that may complement your expertise. You don’t need a finished defence product. Bring what your company knows, ask questions and find out where you could contribute.
challenge rooms
Brief me first
Challenge Rooms are where proposed solutions to real defence needs are presented. Come and hear the ideas, meet the teams behind them and explore the next steps towards collaboration and agreements.
show what you can do
Brief me first
Put your technology, products or expertise in front of the people looking for new capabilities. Exhibit at Defence inWest and start conversations that could lead somewhere.
next generation
Brief me first
Curious about the future of defence and technology? Come to listen, learn and meet the people working on tomorrow’s challenges.
just get in
the room
Brief me first
You don’t need to bring a challenge or a ready-made solution to take part. Join the conference for new perspectives, relevant contacts and a clearer picture of where your company could contribute.
cover it!
Brief me first
Hear about the needs, ideas and collaborations shaping Sweden’s defence and readiness. Join Defence inWest to meet the people behind the stories and cover the conversations as they happen.
Space Sweden Summit
Lilla Nova, Trollhättan
2 february 2027
Arrive a day early for Space Sweden Summit, an independent event ahead of Defence inWest. Organised by Innovatum Science Park, Space Sweden & Aerocluster Sweden, the Summit will focus on connecting Sweden’s space capabilities with market demand to create new partnerships and business opportunities.
For Defence inWest delegates interested in space technology, innovation and collaboration across sectors, it offers a relevant opportunity to extend their visit.