PM Modi inaugurates India’s air might show, calls it ’runway for billion opportunities’

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Feb 13, 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the 14th edition of India’s largest aerospace and defence exhibition, Aero India. At the event, the prime minister bolstered the ’Make in India’ campaign and gave a fresh impetus to the domestic aviation sector.

 

The five-day event will include aerial displays by aircraft and helicopters along with a large exhibition and trade fair for aerospace and defence companies.

The prime minister also released commemorative stamps at the event. According to defense officials, as many as 809 exhibitors, including 110 foreign ones, had confirmed their participation at the show at Air Force Station Yelahanka, being positioned as a platform for ’Make in India for the world’, defence officials said.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases commemorative stamps at #AeroIndia2023 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/zpRDKlucnh

— ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2023

A premier exhibition in the global aviation industry, Aero India is held biennially in a total area of around 35,000 sqm, providing an opportunity for the industry to showcase its capabilities, products and services.

Defence Research and Development Organisation-developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance class unmanned aerial vehicle TAPAS-BH (Tactical Aerial Platform for Advanced Surveillance - Beyond Horizon) made its flying debut at Aero India.

What PM Modi said at the Aero India 2023 event

    * The sky of Bengaluru is becoming a witness to the capability of ’New India’. It gives testimony that the new height is the truth of ’New India’
    * Today, India is now touching new heights and even crossing set boundaries
    * Aero India is proof of the faith other nations have in India
    * We must work to increase innovation in defence
    * 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, which has broken all the past records
    * Aero India reflects the new approach of New India. There was a time when it was considered just a show. In the past few years, the nation has changed this perception. Today, it’s not just a show, but also India’s strength.

Courtesy: India Today