Enterprise days of Aero India acquired good response: MoD

The three enterprise days noticed the participation of 930 exhibitors in comparison with 800 within the 2023 air present.
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The primary three days of Aero India 2025 that are devoted to enterprise guests concluded on Wednesday.

The five-day air present was inaugurated on February 10 and the three enterprise days noticed the participation of 930 exhibitors in comparison with 800 within the 2023 air present.

Apart from, the area which was utilised by exhibitors additionally elevated from 35,000 sq. metres in 2023 to 42,000 sq. metres this time.

Unprecedented response

“The aero present has witnessed unprecedented response. The static show of several types of plane elevated from 23 to 34 and the most important attraction of this version was the participation of the SU-57 and F-35 fighter jets,” mentioned Sanjeev Kumar, secretary, Defence Manufacturing, Ministry of Defence, on the valedictory perform of Aero India 2025.

He added that through the air present, Defence Ministers and Deputy Defence Mnisters from 26 international locations and senior officers from over 80 international locations have been hosted.

“On the inaugural day, we had a CEOs convention which was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who spent the whole length of his afternoon on the inaugural day with CEOs of varied corporations,” he added.

20 international locations

Mr. Kumar mentioned that through the Defence Ministers’ conclave, delegates from over 20 international locations put forth their views. “It’s gratifying to notice that every one of them endorse the coverage of our authorities. They echoed the identical sentiment of 1 earth, one household, one future, and peace and prosperity to all. Additionally they expressed confidence within the capabilities of India within the Defence sector specifically”.