SOBRA 2027

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SOBRA

The international defence, security, protection and rescue fair held at the Pomurski sejem fairground in Gornja Radgona, north-eastern Slovenia; the acronym is used both for the exhibition and for the wider meeting point it creates for military, police, civil protection and rescue buyers.

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Pomurski sejem

The fairground company and exhibition site in Gornja Radgona that organises SOBRA alongside its other regional fairs. It provides the halls, outdoor display areas and visitor registration for the event.

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URSZR

Uprava Republike Slovenije za zaščito in reševanje, Slovenia's Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief. The service coordinates national response to floods, fires, earthquakes and other emergencies and appears among the official programme partners of SOBRA.

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Slovenian Armed Forces

The national military of Slovenia (Slovenska vojska), a NATO member force since 2004. Its equipment, mobility and soldier-systems requirements are a core demand side at a defence fair in Slovenia.

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Civil protection

The state and municipal systems for protecting people, property and the environment in peacetime emergencies - floods, wildfires, storms, industrial accidents. At SOBRA this segment covers shelters, rescue vehicles, warning and communication systems, and protective equipment.

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Disaster relief

Planned response and logistics support after a natural or man-made disaster, including search and rescue teams, field camps, water purification, temporary power and relief supply chains. Suppliers in this segment typically exhibit rugged, rapidly deployable equipment.

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CBRN

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards and the detection, decontamination and protection equipment used against them. A specialist procurement area at defence and rescue fairs, usually demonstrated by detection devices, suits and mobile laboratories.

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Critical infrastructure protection

Measures that keep power grids, water systems, telecoms, transport nodes and data networks running and secure against attack or failure. Relevant to SOBRA's security side, where surveillance, access control and cyber-physical monitoring products are shown.

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Body armour, helmets, ballistic and riot shields, eye and hearing protection, respiratory protection and protective clothing used by military, police and rescue teams. Typically grouped in the fair's protection and rescue display areas.

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Interoperability

The ability of equipment, communications and procedures from different services or allied countries to work together - for example shared radio standards, common vehicle interfaces or compatible command software. A recurring requirement when NATO and partner-country buyers evaluate suppliers.

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Rescue services

Fire brigades, mountain and cave rescue, ambulance and urgent medical services, and water rescue organisations. They are both visitors and exhibitors at SOBRA because they specify and use the vehicles, tools and protective gear on show.

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Dual-use goods

Items, software and technology with both civilian and military applications, subject to export-control checks in the EU and elsewhere. Exhibitors presenting such products should verify export licensing and display rules with the organiser before the fair.

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Trade visitor day

An exhibition day reserved for professional buyers, officials and press rather than the general public. Visitor access rules can differ between days, so check the current SOBRA visitor information before planning travel.