Defence Expo

Indian Ambassador to UAE, Sunjay Sudhir visits IDEX exhibition in Dubai

Indian Ambassador to UAE Sunjay Sudhir visited the BrahMos Aerospace stall at the IDEX defence exhibition there. The Indian envoy was briefed on the different projects

Lankan defence minister meets CDS Gen Anil Chauhan on sidelines of DefExpo

On the sidelines of DefExpo, Sri Lankan Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon met Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and appreciated the continued support of India for the island countries' armed forces.Tennakoon also praised India's impressive progress in establishing a strong defence industrial base.Apart fromTennakoon, several other countries' Defence Ministers were also present in DefExpo.Earlier, on october 18, the Sri Lankan Defence Minister had met Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar. "Enriching consultations on collaborative Maritime Security & avenues to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation," Indian Navy spokesperson tweeted.Yesterday, Rajnath Singh addressed HQIDS-FICCI seminar on 'Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India' in Gandhinagar, where he said that the country "must have technological and production capability" if the "reliability of supplies" of defence items has to be maintained."If we have to maintain sustainability and reliability of ..

TMS Ep286: Atmanirbhar in defence, Nikhil Kamath, markets, Star Alliance

How atmanirbhar is India when it comes to defence? What does Nikhil Kamath think of today's venture funding? What drove markets down in Samvat 2078? What is Star Alliance? All answers here

How atmanirbhar is India when it comes to defence?

India is showcasing its metal at the ongoing Defence Expo in Gandhinagar. While this is heartening, exactly how self-sufficient have we become in our defence production? Let us find out

MoUs worth Rs 1,53,000 crore signed at DefExpo 2022, says official

As many as 451 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements worth Rs 1.53 lakh crore were signed during the Defence Expo or DefExpo 2022 at Gandhinagar, a senior official said. During the valedictory function of the 12th edition of DefExpo at the Mahatma Mandir convention centre, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar informed the audience that it had broken previous records in terms of business generation. "This was the most outstanding defence expo ever. It saw the highest number of exhibitors, which is in addition to tens of thousands of business visitors. The extent of business this defence expo has generated has surpassed all the previous records," said Kumar. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat were among those present on the dais during the function. "In the last defence expo, which was held in 2020 in Lucknow, 201 MoUs were signed. I am happy to report that today, 451 MoUs and agreements were signed. It involves an estimated amount of Rs 1,53,000

India to achieve $22 bn turnover in defence production by 2025: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the central government is making efforts to achieve a turnover of USD 22 billion by 2025 in defence production. Speaking at the 'Invest in Defence' event as part of the ongoing Defence Expo 2022 in Gujaray capital Gandhinagar, Singh also appealed to investors to approach him or defence ministry officials without any hesitation to resolve issues. He appealed to private players to come forward and invest in the Indian defence industry, saying it is at an important juncture. Not just large corporates, even start-ups and MSMEs (micro small and medium enterprises) are now associated with the defence sector. This is the golden period for the defence sector, he said. "The Indian defence industry is the sunrise sector of the future," the minister said. "The government is making efforts to take domestic defence production from the current USD 12 billion to USD 22 billion by 2025. We may even surpass this target of USD 22 billion. There is no

PM Modi sets target of Rs 40,000 cr in defence exports at DefExpo 22

Releases another import embargo list, unveils indigenous trainer aircraft designed by HAL; lays foundation stone of the new Deesa airfield in Gujarat

New airbase coming up in Gujarat near Indo-Pak border: PM Modi at DefExpo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new airbase coming up in north Gujarat near India-Pakistan border and said it will emerge as an effective centre for the country's security. Speaking after inaugurating the Defence Expo 2022 in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar, Modi also said that defence forces will release a list of 101 more items that cannot be imported. With this 411 defence-related goods can only be procured locally, he said. "This will give a major boost to the Indian defence industry, he said. The PM said this is an unprecedented DefExpo as only Indian companies are participating in it for the first time. He said the air base coming up at Deesa in Banaskantha in North Gujarat will "emerge as an effective centre for the security of the country. He also said that the exports of Indian defence products have increased eight times in the last few years. The country has come a long way, as "earlier we used to release pigeons and now we release

PM Modi announces 4th 'Positive Indigenisation List' of 101 defence items

With the aim of achieving self-reliance and boosting exports in the defence sector, PM Modi announced the 'Fourth Positive Indigenisation List' of 101 items during opening ceremony of DefExpo 2022

India-Africa Defence Dialogue held on sidelines of Defence Expo 2022

The IADD was held on sidelines of DefExpo 2022 here, and successfully brought out various aspects of its theme "Adopting Strategy for Synergising and Strengthening Defence and Security Cooperation"

12th edition of Defence Expo to begin in Gujarat's Gandhinagar today

With an aim to give impetus to the defence sector, India's "biggest ever" defence exhibition - DefExpo 2022 will begin in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from today

DefExpo 22 will be first-ever edition exclusively for Indian firms: Rajnath

The Defence Expo 2022 will be the first-ever edition exclusively for Indian companies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on the eve of the expo

Five-day DefExpo 2022 all set for launch in Gandhinagar on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate DefExpo 22 on Thursday

Defence Expo to be inaugurated by PM on Oct 19 to be country's biggest-ever

The scale of upcoming Defence Expo, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, will be much bigger than the last time and the government expects to sign more than 400 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to bring investment in the upwards of Rs 1.25 lakh crore, officials said on Friday. The Defence Expo (DefExpo 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 said. "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," Kuma

Defence expo to be held in Gandhinagar between October 18 and 22

On Monday, the ministry said the five-day event -- comprising three business days and two public days -- will take place in Gandhinagar between October 18 and October 22

Defence exposition in Gandhinagar cancelled, govt says will reschedule

MoD sources, speaking off the record, say postponement has nothing to do with "logistics problems"

Defence Expo 2022 postponed due to logistics problems: Govt

The Defence Ministry spokesperson said that the new dates for the 12th edition of Defence Expo will be announced in due course of time

Rajnath Singh reviews preparations for 12 edition DefExpo-2022 in Gujarat

DefExpo-2022 will now be held between March 10-14,2022 and will be held in a hybrid format featuring both physical and virtual stalls, said the Ministry of Defence

Run-up to DefExpo-22: Rajnath Singh reaches out to global defence industry

Singh urged them to participate in DefExpo 2022, India's premier land and naval systems exhibition, which will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from March 10-13 next year

'DefExpo landmark event for Indo-Russia military, technical cooperation'

During the Defexpo, 14 MoUs were signed covering development and production of land, air and naval systems as well as innovative high-tech civilian products