Overview
- Organizers at the Eurosatory defence fair in Paris closed multiple Israeli company booths that planned to show offensive systems while allowing firms with air‑defence and ballistic‑missile defence equipment to remain on the floor.
- Reportedly affected exhibitors included Smart Shooter, Controp, Orbit, Aeronautics, Marom and Source, and some booths were physically boarded up by event staff.
- Major Israeli contractors Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael and Elbit Systems continued to exhibit but did not display weapon models in public view.
- France's national security office conditioned certain booth openings on inspections by French ballistic experts and cited regional stability as the official rationale, a measure Israel is formally contesting through diplomats and on‑site protests.
- The move follows earlier French limits on Israeli participation and sits against a wider diplomatic split since France recognised a Palestinian state in 2025, a rupture that has commercial and political consequences for smaller exporters and Franco‑Israeli defence ties.