Defence Expo to be held in Lucknow from February 5

In a first, the 11th biennial edition of Def Expo India-2020 is scheduled to be held in Lucknow from February 5-8, with theme ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ and it will focus on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’.
The defence expo offers an excellent opportunity for the Indian Defence industry to showcase its capabilities and promote its export potential.
The shows are conducted at an international level, which not only facilitates Business-to-Business (B2B) interaction with senior foreign delegations but also Government-to-Government (G2G) meetings and signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), the Defence ministry said.
The exhibition will also highlight emergence of Uttar Pradesh as an attractive destination for investment in the defence sector and act as a platform for alliances and joint ventures in the industry.
”We in the Ministry of Defence welcome Defence Industry OEMs, Exhibitors and Ministerial level delegations from the foreign countries including visitors from all over the world, to display their latest innovations in #DefExpo2020,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in a tweet.
”They are also welcome to experience India’s emergence as a major manufacturing centre providing attractive opportunities for co-development and co-production of defence items not only for our defence forces but also for export to the world. #DefExpoInLucknow,” he said in another tweet.
The northern state has a strong defence industrial infrastructure. It has four units of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd at Lucknow, Kanpur, Korwa and Naini (Prayagraj), nine ordnance factory units, including Kanpur, Korwa, Shahjahanpur, Firozabad and one unit of Bharat Electronics Limited at Ghaziabad. One of the two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) of India is also planned in Uttar Pradesh.
The Corridor will encourage Defence Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), including our Indian defence industry and promote Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). The other DIC is proposed in Tamil Nadu.
The DefExpo will provide an opportunity to the major foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to collaborate with the Indian defence industry and help promote ‘Make in India’ initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ministerial level delegations from the foreign countries and visitors from all over the country as well as abroad are expected to visit DefExpo and witness India’s emergence as a major manufacturing hub providing attractive opportunities for co-development and co-production of defence equipment and systems not only for our defence forces but also for export to the world.