PM Modi Inaugurates 11th edition of Biennial ‘DefExpo’ in Lucknow
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 11th edition of the ‘DefExpo’, India’s biennial military exhibition, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on February 5, 2020. It will culminate on February 8.
- The four-day mega exhibition seeks to showcase the potential of the country to become a global defence manufacturing hub.
- The Theme of the Expo is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ with main focus on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’
- Delegates from 70 countries and 172 foreign military manufacturers and as many as 856 Indian defence firms will attend the exhibition to showcase their products on new technologies and solutions on a single platform.
- The exhibition will open path for Uttar Pradesh to become one of the biggest defence manufacturing hub in the coming future.
- As a part of the event, the fifth India-Russia Military Industry Conference will also be held with over 100 Russian and over 200 Indian industry leaders participating.
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