The German Chancellor’s renewed honorary sponsorship highlights Enforce Tac’s role as a central platform for dialogue on security and defence capabilities. Since 2012, the event has brought together decision-makers from government, security agencies, armed forces, industry, and research, while actively reflecting the evolving security landscape in Europe. Enforce Tac provides a secure environment for professional dialogue, cooperation, and networking. “The security situation in Europe and around the world demands close cooperation among our allies, technological innovation, and a resilient security architecture. Enforce Tac brings together those who share responsibility for the defence capabilities of our country and our partners. I am therefore pleased to once again serve as honorary sponsor,” says Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Taking an Integrated, Cross-Sector Approach to Security
Under the theme “Integrated Security for a Resilient Europe,” Enforce Tac 2027 will address the current challenges facing security agencies, armed forces, and industry, alongside questions of technological sovereignty, security of industrial supply, and the ability to act collectively. At its core is the recognition that security today must be approached and shaped in an integrated way across the entire security-related value chain. Enforce Tac sees itself as both a testing ground for the future and a platform for innovation, while also providing a space for strategic networking.
Bavaria: An Established Hub for Security Dialogue
With its strong security and defence industry and robust research and innovation ecosystem, Bavaria is one of the key contributors to Europe’s security architecture. Nuremberg, in turn, has established itself as a major meeting point for the international security and defence community. Strong political backing, particularly the continued support of the Bavarian State Government, has played a significant role in this development. “The German Chancellor’s renewed honorary sponsorship underscores the importance of Enforce Tac and Nuremberg as a venue for European security dialogue. At the same time, Enforce Tac benefits from an environment that actively supports strategic networking and industrial innovation. Bavaria has provided important momentum in both areas in recent years,” says Peter Ottmann, CEO of NürnbergMesse.
An International Platform for Security and Defence
From March 1–3, 2027, Enforce Tac will bring together international representatives from security agencies, armed forces, government, industry, and research from across Europe and allied NATO countries at the Exhibition Center Nuremberg. Across approximately 80,000 square meters of exhibition space in ten halls, Germany’s leading trade fair for security and defence will showcase the full spectrum of security-related technologies and applications.
Under the theme “Integrated Security for a Resilient Europe,” Enforce Tac 2027 is evolving more than ever into a central forum for collaboration and exchange across Europe’s security and defence community. New hall clusters will create integrated spaces where technological innovation, operational requirements, and strategic dialogue come together. Users will meet developers, industry will engage with procurement professionals, and political decision-makers will encounter the technologies shaping the future of security.
With its restricted-access concept, Enforce Tac provides a secure setting for confidential discussions and high-level professional exchange. This clear focus has made Enforce Tac what it is today: a central meeting point for those actively shaping security and defence capabilities in Germany and across Europe.
Please note: Admission is restricted to members of the armed forces and representatives of government agencies and organizations with police or military security responsibilities.