DefExpo: 42 nations confirm participation

DefExpo India has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world for the last 10 years. The event, which is scheduled to be held between April 11 to 14, 2018, will showcase India as a major hub of defence production in the world. 

“This has generated tremendous enthusiasm amongst the domestic industries to showcase their indigenously manufactured platforms and components,” according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The location for this gargantuan event is Tiruvidanthal in Kancheepuram district, off the East Coast Road near Chennai, to be conducted in nearly two lakh square metres of space. 

“Shortly, after announcement of the dates of DefExpo 2018 there is overwhelming response for participation from both foreign countries and domestic defence industries. 42 countries have already confirmed their participation and the numbers are expected to grow in the coming days. The countries who have confirmed participation include, major defence manufacturing nations like the USA, UK, Russia, France, Israel, Korea, Sweden, among others. Several of the delegations participating in the DefExpo are expected to be at the ministerial level,” the statement revealed. Several top officers from Army, Navy and the Air Force will be participating in the expo, in addition to domestic participation.