The Paris Air Show 2023 (Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace) brought together all the big names in the global aviation industry from June 19 to 25. According to the organizers, a total of 2,453 companies from 49 countries exhibited at the world’s largest aviation trade fair at Le Bourget airport north of Paris this year – including numerous representatives from the defence sector. Militär Aktuell author Georg Mader spent three days in Paris with us and captured some of the many highlights in pictures. He also gathered sufficient material for our reporting in the coming months through direct exchanges and exciting background discussions.