Big bookings for 1st def expo with live demos

1. Big Bookings for 1st DefExpo
with Live Demos
GETTING BIGGER 430 cos have confirmed participation in Goa Expo in
March, no may swell to 700

2. Contd…
India's first ever defence exhibition that will feature live demonstrations of
armoured vehicles and military systems besides operations by unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) has got big ticket bookings with more than 430 top
companies al ready confirmed and the number expected to go well over
700.Military manufacturers around the world are showing keen interest in
the 2016 DefExpo that is set to take place in Goa in March, moving out of
Delhi for the first time, officials aware of the development said. They have
told ET that 54 nations have already confirmed their participation at the
event, making it the biggest edition of DefExpo series. Almost all top global
defence manufacturers, besides Indian players are taking part in the event.
As part of the event, a Make in India summit is also planned for which all
chief ministers and police chiefs from across the country have been invited.
Unlike the past, when the focus was on defence equipment, homeland
security will be a major feature at this year's exhibition, sources said.

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While moving the expo from Delhi to Goa caused some anxiety over logistics and arrangements, the
defence minis try has already sold out 18,000 square meters of space and has planned a special
area where tanks, aroured vehicles and specialist equipment can carry out a live presentations.
The event has been moved to Goa after the defence ministry was asked to vacate the permanent
exhibition space at Delhi's Pragati Maidan in 2012. After the eviction no ice, the previous Congress-
led government scouted for a new venue, finally choosing Goa over Udaipur and Lucknow in late
2012.
Contrary to reports, the 150-acre Goa venue for the exhibition will not be transferred to the defence
ministry and will remain as an exhibit space for the state. It will, however, be designated as a
permanent venue for the defence exhibition and Aero India that take place alternatively each year.
In the future, the show will be expanded with the acquisition of more land by the state government
that will give access to the sea, opening up the marine version of India's premier defence exhibition.
A temporary runway is planned to be constructed at the venue to help it host Aero India in the
future.

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