Aero India '09

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Friday, February 13, 2009, 10:13

Asia's largest air show, Aero India 2009 will be held in Yelahanka, Bangalore. The event will be inaugurated by Defence Minister A K Antony.

The highlight of the event is the handing over of the keys keys of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) on display at the air show to the Ecuadorian Air Chief. This will be the first export of the Dhruv ALH from the stables of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The talks for further export of Dhruv to Mauritius and Surinam are on.

The Aero India 09 is the first event of such a vast coverage hosted by India. It saw active participation by 592 companies from 25 countries -- 303 international and 289 Indian. It is Asia's premier event in the aviation sector, the five-day international trade expo-cum-conference will showcase an array of fighter jets, helicopters, transport and civil aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and a host of products/technologies that form the eco-system of the multi-billion dollar global aerospace industry.

The event marks as a window of opportunity for the various companies to network with India and sharing of the expertise in the fields of research and development production and product support with other global players.

A number of aircraft, including F-16, F-18, MiG-35D, Eurofighter, IJT, Dhruv, Hawk, C-17, Embraer 135 business jet Legacy 600, C-130J, Citation XLS, G 550, AN-12 Cargo and A-310 MRTT are on display.

Also for the first time is the 10 member Chinese delegation, along defence Ministers of France, Peru, Bolivia, Surinam, Mongolia, Oman and Maldives will also witness the show. Sixteen junior ministers and Air Force chiefs of 11 countries are also Participating in the Aero India 2009.

The event is organized by the Ministry of Defence and managed by the Confederation of Indian Industry. Germany and Italy are the largest participants with 31 company each coming to the show. The UK (26), Russia (24), USA (22), Australia (10), Belgium (17), Italy (19), Israel (11) are the other countries having large number of their companies coming to Aero India 2009.

The main highlight of the show is the Business-to-business meetings and human resource oriented activities, solely for the interest of the participants. AGENCIES