PM Modi inaugurates Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Monday India’s biennial aerospace exhibition – ‘Aero India’ 2023 in Bengaluru – that will showcase the country as an emerging hub for manufacturing of military aircraft, helicopters, equipment and new-age avionics.
The 14th edition of the event will display indigenous equipment and technologies to forge partnerships with foreign companies.
Speaking on the occasion, he said: “Aero India is an example of the expanding capabilities of India. The presence of around 100 nations here shows that the trust of the world in India has increased. More than 700 exhibitors from India and the world are participating. It has broken all the past records,” news agency ANI reported.Aero India 2023 will feature aerobatics along with a large exhibition and trade fair of aerospace and defence companies.
Nearly 809 companies from 98 countries are taking part in Aero India 2023.
The theme of Aero India 2023 is “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities”.
Though the event will be miliary-dominated, it will also feature India’s efforts to accommodate a domestic travel boom and rebuild its brand abroad.
The Narendra Modi government, under its “Make in India” policy, has been insisting that manufacturers such as Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing, and Airbus share technology or make more than parts in the country.
251 agreements with expected investments of ₹ 75,000 crore are likely to be signed between various Indian and foreign defence companies.
Air India is expected to announce a potentially record deal to buy nearly 500 jets from Airbus SE and Boeing Co, worth more than $100 billion at list prices.
Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari lead the Gurukul formation during the flypast at the inaugural ceremony of the mega air show.
United States Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador to India Elizabeth Jones is leading the largest-ever US delegation to the biennial air show.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon duo, one of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) leading fighter jets, will conduct daily aerial demonstrations. The F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet, the US Navy’s most advanced frontline carrier-based, multirole strike fighter available today, will be on static display.
