The Adelaide Convention Centre attracted a record number of delegates for Land Forces 2016, with
13,451 global delegates coming through the doors of the Centre over three days (September 6 – 8).
The Land Forces attendance record saw defence industry representatives from 23 countries
converging on Adelaide for the nation’s premier land defence exhibition.

Twenty-two of the world’s armies were also represented through attendance at the Chiefs of Armies
Exercise, with 16 countries sending their Chiefs of Army or Senior Army Commander.
The biennial event took over the entire Centre with the bump-in of the largest exhibition ever held at
the venue requiring 155 semi-trailers and trucks to deliver the state-of-the-art land warfare exhibits
and technologies.

Exhibits included 30 tonne tanks, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, weapons systems and
ordnance, surveillance systems and training and simulation technologies. More than 500 exhibitors
from 23 countries were represented at the international trade exhibition which occupied the Centre’s
entire ground floor and foyers.

Eleven conferences and seminars were held at the Centre as part of Land Forces including the
Future Land Force Conference, Land and Environment Working Group Symposium and specialist
seminars and symposia. They were attended by more than 1,000 delegates.
Adelaide Convention Centre Chief Executive Alec Gilbert said Land Forces 2016 had provided an
opportunity to demonstrate the full capabilities of the currently expanded Convention Centre.