APEX Defense 2027: 76 exhibitors & sponsors
APEX Defense 2027 has 76 exhibitors and sponsors listed so far, heading to Washington, D.C., United States from 5 countries. Aerospace & Defense is the biggest block on the floor at 31% of the companies we matched, ahead of ai / ml and cybersecurity. 57 of them were also at APEX Defense 2026; 10 from that list aren’t on this one yet.
- 76
- exhibitors & sponsors listed so far as of 5 Nov 2026
- 5
- headquarters countries most from United States
- 85%
- of APEX Defense 2026's exhibitors are back 57 companies
- 24
- sectors represented
The show floor, by sector
Each square is a company we matched to a profile, grouped by its main sector. Aerospace & Defense makes up 31% of APEX Defense 2027; the gray block is the other 18 sectors combined.
- Aerospace & Defense 20 · 31%
- AI / ML 10 · 16%
- Cybersecurity 6 · 9.4%
- Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT 4 · 6.3%
- Data & Analytics 3 · 4.7%
- Research & Think Tanks 2 · 3.1%
- Everything else 19 · 30%
Each square is one company.
Who exhibits at APEX Defense
Company size and headquarters for the 68 exhibitors we matched. A mid-market floor: 44% have 51–1,000 employees.
57 came back from 2026
Comparing APEX Defense 2027’s list with APEX Defense 2026. For organisers, the companies that haven’t re-booked yet are the warmest list there is — they already know the show.
DTC | A Codan CompanyAerospace & Defense · 201–500 staff · United States
- Legion IntelligenceAI / ML · 51–200 staff · United States
AmSpec GroupEngineering & Technical Services · 5,001–10,000 staff · United States
Gravity IndustriesAviation & Aerospace Services · 51–200 staff · United Kingdom
AIRAviation & Aerospace Services · 51–200 staff · United States
RavnSoftware Development (custom / web / mobile) · 201–500 staff · United States
Digital Receiver Technology, Inc.Performance / Growth / Adtech · 201–500 staff · United States
Saif SystemsSoftware Development (custom / web / mobile) · 2–10 staff · India
VannevarAerospace & Defense · 51–200 staff · United States
UnstructuredAI / ML · 51–200 staff · United States
XBOWCybersecurity · 201–500 staff · United States
AddionicsHardware, Semiconductors & IoT · 11–50 staff · United Kingdom
Shift5Cybersecurity · 51–200 staff · United States
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc.Aerospace & Defense · 11–50 staff · United States
SAIF AutonomyAI / ML · 11–50 staff · United Kingdom
AmpSpec Inc.Aerospace & Defense · 2–10 staff · United States
APEX Defense 2027 exhibitor list
The first 25 of 76: sponsors and exhibitors from the show’s core sectors first. The full list adds every company, its website, and the people to contact.
| Company | Industry | Size | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
Leidos leidos.com | Aerospace & Defense | 10,001+ | United States |
Helsing helsing.ai | AI / ML | 1,001–5,000 | Germany |
Destinus destinus.eu | Aerospace & Defense | 1,001–5,000 | Netherlands |
HII hii.com | Aerospace & Defense | 10,001+ | United States |
Resecurity resecurity.com | Cybersecurity | 201–500 | United States |
Mercury Systems mrcy.com | Aerospace & Defense | 1,001–5,000 | United States |
Horizon3.ai horizon3.ai | Cybersecurity | 501–1,000 | United States |
Aeronautics Group aeronautics-sys.com | Aerospace & Defense | 501–1,000 | Israel |
Vannevar vannevarlabs.com | Aerospace & Defense | 51–200 | United States |
Hudson Institute hudson.org | Research & Think Tanks | 51–200 | United States |
Unstructured unstructured.io | AI / ML | 51–200 | United States |
ARA ara.com | Aerospace & Defense | 1,001–5,000 | United States |
BigBear.ai bigbear.ai | AI / ML | 501–1,000 | United States |
XBOW xbow.com | Cybersecurity | 201–500 | United States |
Niantic Spatial, Inc. nianticspatial.com | AI / ML | 51–200 | — |
D-Fend Solutions d-fendsolutions.com | Aerospace & Defense | 201–500 | Israel |
Blue Water Autonomy Inc. blw.ai | Aerospace & Defense | 11–50 | United States |
BlackSea Technologies blacksea.tech | Aerospace & Defense | 201–500 | United States |
Addionics addionics.com | Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT | 11–50 | United Kingdom |
Shift5 shift5.io | Cybersecurity | 51–200 | United States |
Arqit arqitgroup.com | Cybersecurity | 51–200 | United Kingdom |
Rune Technologies runetech.co | Aerospace & Defense | 51–200 | United States |
Swarmer swarmer.com | Aerospace & Defense | 51–200 | United States |
ANELLO Photonics anellophotonics.com | Hardware, Semiconductors & IoT | 11–50 | United States |
Poseidon Aerospace poseidonaero.com | Aerospace & Defense | 11–50 | United States |
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APEX Defense 2027: quick answers
How many companies exhibit at APEX Defense 2027?
76 companies are listed as exhibitors or sponsors at APEX Defense 2027 so far, as of 5 Nov 2026. We matched 68 of them to a company profile with industry, size and headquarters.
What industries exhibit at APEX Defense 2027?
Among the 64 exhibitors we matched, the largest groups are Aerospace & Defense (31%), AI / ML (16%), Cybersecurity (9.4%). In total they span 24 sectors.
Where are APEX Defense exhibitors from?
Exhibitors we matched are headquartered in 5 countries. The most represented are United States (44), United Kingdom (11), Israel (3).
How many APEX Defense 2026 exhibitors returned for 2027?
57 companies from APEX Defense 2026's list of 67 are on the APEX Defense 2027 list so far (85%). 19 companies are new this year, and 10 are not listed yet.
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