British Army Expo is a unique, engaging, and immersive show, which demonstrates our warfighting credibility, our people centred force and national prosperity.
A Jackal from the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry can be seen in the background of a fighting re-enactment.
The British Army’s latest armoured vehicle (Ajax) moving into place.
Inside the simulation control room at Redford Barracks.
Captain Ilic plays a leading character during an enactment.
This year, for the first time, it is being held in Edinburgh.
Conveniently condensing our activities across the globe and brought into the heart of the Scotland, it will provide a snapshot of current British Army capabilities and our future strategic direction –The Army the Nation needs, The Army NATO wants and The Army our soldiers deserve.
We are really excited that Army EXPO will be here in Edinburgh. It’s the Chief of the General Staff’s key strategic engagement platform, and for us to be able to deliver it here in Scotland, with Scottish voices and to a predominantly Scottish audience and to the wider UK, is a great honour.
Among the highlights is Ajax, designed to be at the heart of the British Army’s future armoured fleet; AH 64E the world’s most formidable attack helicopter; Challenger 2, the Army’s main battle tank which has never experienced a loss at the hands of the enemy and Jackal 2 , a unique platform using an air-bag suspension system, allowing for rapid movement across varying terrain.
Also on show will be Boxer, a combat vehicle set to become the new British Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV). It’s unique module design consists of a drive module and a mission module, and it can be rapidly adapted to suit various military missions.
Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, Brigadier Jody Davies MBE said:
“We are really excited that Army EXPO will be here in Edinburgh. It’s the Chief of the General Staff’s key strategic engagement platform, and for us to be able to deliver it here in Scotland, with Scottish voices and to a predominantly Scottish audience and to the wider UK, is a great honour.”
Army EXPO is an immersive experience designed to showcase some of the cutting-edge equipment we are bringing into service, how we integrate into the NATO alliance with some of our people talking about how they are making this transformation work both in Scotland and across the rest of the UK. Our people are at the heart of everything we do.
Expo is an opportunity for us to really focus the audience on our purpose, our people, and the modernisation programme that the British Army has. It will allow us to explain conceptually, physically, and practically to the delegates attending.
Brigadier Davies also said:
“Expo is an opportunity for us to really focus the audience on our purpose, our people, and the modernisation programme that the British Army has. It will allow us to explain conceptually, physically, and practically to the delegates attending.
“It will also give the audience the opportunity to be immersed in a replicative environment of current conflict, speak to our brilliant soldiers and allow them to understand better the challenges we collectively face as an army and a nation.”
Expo 25 takes place the 18-23 August 2025 at Redford Cavalry Barracks, the home of 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland; it aims to show senior decision makers in politics and industry, senior British Army partners, stakeholders, and youth influencers, within Scotland, the UK and internationally the modern British Army.
