Aero India 2023: PM Modi will inaugurate Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, a glimpse of self-reliant India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Aero India 2023 on Monday at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru. Rehearsals took place on Saturday for the show to be held in Bengaluru from February 13 to 17. The main objective of the event is to showcase the products and technology manufactured in the country and to promote partnership with foreign companies. During this, along with the indigenous unmanned vehicle Tapas, the work being done in the field of defence, space will be displayed.

The air show will promote exports of indigenous air platforms such as Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Dornier Light Utility Helicopter, Light Combat Helicopter and Advanced Light Helicopter. The program will also help in connecting domestic MSMEs and startups with global supply chains and attract foreign investment. More than 80 countries will participate in Aero India. Earlier in 2021, delegates from over 55 countries and over 540 exhibitors participated.

Swedish company Saab, associated with the space and defense sector, will also participate in Aero India. It will set up a manufacturing unit in India for Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifles. Which will help in the production of weapons for the Indian Armed Forces. Matt Palmberg, President and Managing Director, Saab India Technologies, said, “We are committed to enabling the vision of a self-reliant India in defense capability. She will also display the modern fighter aircraft Gripen E during this period.