Perth hosting Land Forces 2026
The nation's premier army conference and trade show will be coming to Perth for the first time, WA securing the Land Forces 2026 International Land Defence Exposition (Land Forces 2026).
The conference aligns with the State's strategy of attracting major events that boost the economy and commitment to growing Western Australia's defence sector to the second largest after mining.
Hundreds of homegrown companies are set to exhibit at the event with more than 10,000 attendees expected including visitors from interstate and overseas.
The army-focused event will reinforce WA's burgeoning reputation as a defence-industry powerhouse and will also feature the 2026 Chief of Army Symposium running alongside the conference and trade show.
Land Forces 2026 comes at a significant moment for WA, as our largest army defence procurement contract—the build of the Army Landing Craft Medium and Landing Craft Heavy—is about to be underway at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.
From 2027 nuclear-powered submarines from the United States and United Kingdom will also begin to forward operate from HMAS Stirling at Garden Island as part of Submarine Rotational Force - West.
