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The Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the Fifth International Aerospace Exhibition, Aero India 2005 at Air Force Station Yelahanka near Bangalore on 09th of this month.
The significant feature of Aero India 2005 is the increase in the Indian participation from 74 companies to about 140 companies this time. Besides, Indian exhibitors, exhibitors from 30 countries including USA, Russia, UK, France, Israel, Italy, Germany, Poland, etc., would be participating in Aero India 2005. More than 350 leading companies will showcase their aircraft and aerospace products/equipment through air display, static display and exhibition attracting a large turn out of professionals and businessmen across the world. In addition to the exhibition there will be daily flying displays featuring some of the most advanced and sophisticated aircraft. Various Indian aviation products and aircraft such as, Advanced Light Helicopter, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Intermediate Jet Trainer (lIT), Indigenously produced Sukhoi - 30 MK – I would be on display.
This biennial exposition has gained the status of a major Aerospace event in this part of the world. During the Aero India 2003, more than 250 companies including 176 companies from outside India and foreign delegates from 24 countries had participated in the show.
The exposition which will continue upto 13th of this month is being organised by the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
An International Seminar is being organised by Defence Research & Development Organisation from February 7, 2005 to February 9, 2005 at Bangalore on the topic of "Aerospace Technologies - Developments and Strategies". A significant number of speakers from India and abroad will deliberate on the subject. For the first time, a National Conference on India Aviation is scheduled as a part of Aero India.
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