DefExpo India 2018 set to open on 11th April: Aims to show India emerging as global arms manufacturing hub
Chennai, April 4: Chennai set to host international defence exhibition titled as ‘DefExpo India 2018’ which will be held on April 11 to 14. The curtain raiser for ‘DefExpo India 2018’ kicked off today highlighting insights of the event.
Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted saying that being a global event, 47 official delegations and many major international companies from different countries will participate in DefExpo India 2018.
‘Defexpo India 2018’ will show India emerging as a global arms manufacturing hub, a big departure from past when large global companies showcased products,” said Secretary Ajay Kumar, Secretary.
Defexpo India 2018, the tenth in the series of biennial Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition, will be held at Arulmigu Nithyakalyana Perumal Temple, Thiruvidanthai,Thiruvidanthal, Thiruporur Taluk, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India from 11 to 14 April 2018. Defexpo India is clearly steering the path of steady growth and has been receiving overwhelming and unprecedented international response with each edition.
The 9th edition of DefExpo India was held in March 2016, recorded an unprecedented growth in foreign as well as domestic companies participation over its previous editions. An impressive 232 foreign companies from 32 countries participated in the show along with 15 country pavilions.
DefExpo 2016 provided a platform to all the exhibitors to display their latest technologies and products and an opportunity to explore/tap the market and business potential for mutual benefits. The event was attended by the largest number of official delegations with 63 delegations from 58 countries gracing the occasion. A number of international seminars and conferences were also conducted on the sidelines of the show.
