The Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center (Patriot Expo brand) is a Federal State Autonomous Institution established in December 2015 by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The main purpose of the Institution's activities is to organize international and national events in the field of congress and exhibition activities in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, as well as in the interests of civil and commercial organizations on the territory of the Institution.

The military command and control body coordinating the activities of the Establishment is the Main Directorate of Research Activities and Technological Support of Advanced Technologies (Innovative Research) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.