NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the Ambassadors’ Roundtable for the forthcoming Aero India 2023. The reach-out event, organised by Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, was attended by ambassadors, high commissioners, chargé d’affaires and defence attachés of over 80 countries.
The minister invited the representatives from across the world to attend the Asia’s largest aero show – Aero India-2023 – which will be held in Bengaluru between February 13 and 17. He urged them to encourage their respective defence and aerospace companies to attend the global event.
Singh described Aero India as a premier global aviation trade fair, which provides an opportunity for the Indian aviation-defence industry, including the aerospace industry, to showcase its products, technologies and solutions to the national decision makers.
The five-day show will witness a combination of major aerospace and defence trade exposition, along with aerial displays by the Indian Air Force. “Besides the major entrepreneurs and investors in the defence and aerospace industries, the event will witness participation of prominent defence think-tanks and defencerelated bodies from across the world. Aero India will, indeed, provide a unique opportunity for exchange of information, ideas and new technological developments in the aviation industry,” he said.
Recalling the success of Aero India 2021, Singh stated that the last edition had witnessed unprecedented attendance of over 600 exhibitors physically and another 108 virtually. He also elaborated on the huge success of DefExpo 2022 which witnessed unparalleled participation of over 1,340 exhibitors, businesses, investors, start-ups, MSMEs, armed forces and delegates from several countries.
The minister hoped for a larger presence of exhibitors and representatives of friendly countries in Aero India-2023 and said “We remain committed in supporting the partnerships that have been forged thus far and forming new bonds for future growth.”
