BOISE, Idaho — Six Idaho manufacturing companies are in Paris this week to show their products to the world.
Called Milipol - a portmanteau of military and police - it is one of the world's largest military and law enforcement expos, and is attended by some 30,000 representatives from agencies from over 150 countries.
The Idaho Department of Commerce, supported by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Association, paid for a space in the expo for the six Idaho companies who paid their own way to attend.
Among the Gem State companies attending is Boise-based Blac-Rac which makes, among other things, weapon mounts for all types of law enforcement and military applications.
Blac-Rac Sales Director Eric Haney said he met more potential international customers in the first few hours of the expo than he had in the past two years.
The four-day event wraps up Friday.
The Idaho companies represented are:
- WMD Tech, Boise - bomb detection and defusing equipment and training
- Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Boise - Night vision goggles and tech
- Overland Solar, Boise - portable solar batteries
- Blue Wolf, Boise - Specialty aircraft and vehicle lighting
- Alien Gear Holsters, Post Falls - Holsters
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