XPONENTIAL 2025, the most important trade fair for unmanned systems in North America, is currently taking place in Houston. On the initiative of Messe Düsseldorf and with the support of UAV DACH, there will be an official German pavilion of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy at a “drone trade fair” for the first time. This is a great opportunity for the German UAS/AAM industry to present itself in this prominent way at this important international meeting place for the drone economy.
At the official opening of the German Pavilion, UAV DACH Chairman Dr. Gerald Wissel thanked everyone involved in making the “German Pavilion in Houston” project a success. Exhibition Director Malte Seifert took the opportunity to invite the many participants at XPONENTIAL in Houston to the second XPONENTIAL Europe in Düsseldorf from March 24 to 26, 2026. In brief welcoming addresses, both Sandra Schwalen, Regional Manager of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, and Markus Hatzelmann, Deputy Consul General at the German Consulate General in Houston, emphasized the importance of the future technology of unmanned aviation and the value of international partnerships. UAV DACH is represented on site by Dr. Gerald Wissel and board member Jan Schönberg.
We are also delighted that four member companies of the Association for Unmanned Aviation - HHLA Sky, Flynex, Air6 Systems and V2AIR - have taken advantage of the opportunity to be part of the German pavilion.
The next XPONENTIAL in the USA will take place in Detroit from May 11 to 14, 2026. There will most likely be a German pavilion again at the largest and most important trade fair for unmanned systems and robotics in North America.Hopefully with at least as much participation from the ranks of UAV DACH as in Houston.