The Defence Expo (Def Expo 2022) will be held in Gandhinagar from October 18 to 22. “This 12th edition of Defence Expo will be the biggest in the country, with its theme being ‘Path to Pride’. It will showcase our commitment to become atmanirbhar (self-reliant) in defence production. It will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on October 19,” Defence secretary Dr Ajay Kumar stated.
“The scale of this Defence Expo will be bigger than any previous such event in the country. So far, 400 MoUs have been finalized to be signed during the expo, which will bring in investment of Rs 1.25 lakh crore. This investment commitment and number of MoUs are double than agreements signed in the last expo,” Kumar stated. He stated firms of Gujarat will signal 33 MoUs, which is predicted to usher in funding of greater than Rs 5,500 crore within the state, including greater than 1,320 defence firms will take part within the expo, which is being held over an space of 1 lakh sq. metres.
Some 1,028 corporations had participated within the final defence expo, whereas the present version may have defence ministers of 25 nations and delegates from 75 nations, the senior bureaucrat added.
“Three things will be the highlights of the expo. The indigenously designed and developed trainer aircraft by HAL will be showcased for the first time in the expo, the newly developed air base at Deesa in Gujarat will be virtually inaugurated and 75 challenges for defence productions will be opened up for start-ups and industries,” he stated.
Additional Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjay Jaju stated the India-Africa Defence Dialogue, which can see participation from greater than 50 African nations, will be held within the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. A separate Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave, the place representatives from roughly 40 nations will be current, will be organised as properly, he stated. Queried on China’s participation within the conclave, Jaju stated Beijing was not a celebration to IOR plus.
“Invitations have been extended to defence ministers of countries participating in India-Africa Defence Dialogue and IOR plus conclave,” Jaju stated when requested if defence ministers of Russia and Ukraine, at the moment at conflict, will take part within the twin occasions.
In reply to a query on funds for modernization of the nation’s Armed forces, Defence Secretary Kumar stated, “Enough funds are available for modernization of the inventory of armed forces.”
The DefExpo 2022 will mark the celebration of 1 12 months of the formation of the seven new defence firms, carved out of the erstwhile Factories, all of which can be collaborating within the mega occasion for the primary time.
The India Pavilion, a marque pavilion of the Department of Defence Production, will showcase the maturity of indigenous defence merchandise, start-ups, newest expertise, together with Artificial Intelligence in defence, and can current India’s imaginative and prescient for 2047. For the primary time, 10 states and Union territories will arrange pavilions on the occasion, officers stated.
During the 5-day occasion, the primary three days will be unique for enterprise, whereas October 21 and 22 will be for members of most people. The expo couldn’t be organised twice, firstly due to the COVID-19 pandemic after which due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, they stated.
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