Aero India is Asia’s Premier Air Show, which is conducted every year, around February in Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bangalore. It involves a number of foreign and Indian companies. Aero India has now become like platform for defence business in not only India, but the entire Asia. Aero India has already carved a niche for itself globally as a premier aerospace exhibition, with nine successful editions organized since 1996. In Aero India 2013, the participation of exhibitors from 29 countries with 570 companies (274 overseas + 296 domestic) and 46 overseas delegations were accommodated over a gross exhibition area of 108,250 sqm (including outdoor), which was nearly 44% more than the previous edition held in 2011. The tenth edition of Aero India is being held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru from 18 to 22 Feb 2015.
Aero India 2015 will provide a significant platform in bolstering business opportunities in International aviation sector. It has favourably poised an exponential growth over previous edition. A rapidly growing economy, defence preparedness challenges and opening up of defence production to private sector, have given a major fillip to the defence industry in India. It has also become a hub centre for defence business in the Asia. Aero India involves a number of air shows for the general public, and a military exhibition, it also acts like a platform for the industrial business for defence. Aero India is open for the general public and they can get in by getting a ticket or passes. The major theme of this year is to prowess “make in India”.
AERO INDIA 2015 Attractions:
- Apart from the Sarang Acrobatic team, there are numerous other big guns which will be an attraction there.
- The Indian flying team will have LCH, Dhruv, Rudra, Sukhoi and Tiger Moth.
- Among the foreign military aircraft that will be seen at the air show include F-15C Eagle, Lockheed F-16C, Boeing KC-135, Boeing C-17, Rafale and Embraer EMB-145I.
- The foreign civil aircraft set to participate include PC-12 NG, Falcon 2000, Phenom 100E, Boeing B 75, Boeing A 75, Viking, Catwalk, WASP, RRJ 95, EMB 505, Bell 407 GX Helicopter, King Air 350 ER, 19-seater Turbo Prop AI Industry, Z Lin Z 50 LX, OmaSud Sky Car, Falcon 7 X and Dornier 228-New Gen.
- The exhibition will also include sectors like defence manufacturing and airport infrastructure besides aerospace, defence and civil aviation.
