The world's largest defense and security trade fair has opened in Paris, featuring over 2,500 exhibitors amid a global surge in military spending.

The Eurosatory World Defense exhibition is taking place in Paris's Villepinte exhibition centre for the next five days. It is the world's largest defense and security trade fair, and this year it is bigger than ever, with over 2,500 exhibitors participating from over 65 countries, driven by a surge in global military spending amid escalating conflicts over the past two years