AERO INDIA 2025 THE RUNWAY TO A BILLION OPPORTUNITIES FOR AEROSPACE WORLD

DINESH KUMAR PANDEY looks at the evolution of Aero India as a convergence of technological expertise, experts and policymakers from all over the globe in advancing, collaborating and growing intellectually

- DINESH KUMAR PANDEY

The biggest biennial international air show and aviation expo in Asia, the 15th Edition of 'Aero India 2025', is scheduled from February 10, 2025, to February 14, 2025, at 'Yelahanka Air Force Station' in Bengaluru, India's information technology capital. Yelahanka has successfully hosted all editions of gala events since 1996.

The goal of the Aero India event is to offer a unique opportunity for the exchange of knowledge, concepts and innovations in the aviation sector. Also, it is to brainstorm about the operational and business-related challenges faced by the aerospace sector due to emerging technologies.

The Aero India 2025, the Premier Aerospace Exhibition, will focus on forging global partnerships, showcasing India's defence manufacturing capabilities, & promoting the Make-in-India initiative. With the broad theme 'The Runway to a Billion Opportunities', the event will provide a platform for forging partnerships between foreign & Indian firms and the discovery of newer avenues in the global value chain to accelerate the indigenisation process.

The event facilitates market insights, new product announcements, and international collaborations. The business visitors get the first three days, the last two are open to the general public.

Aero India, thus, is one of the premier aerospace exhibitions. It has become an important event space for presenting aerospace and defence innovations.

Glorious History

Aero India, which began in 1996, has carved a niche for itself as a premium aerospace and aviation exhibition in the international arena and has become one of the most sought-after exhibitions in the Asian region in terms of participation from across the globe. The five-day event is being organised and conducted by the Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO). Aero India in 2021 was only scheduled for three days due to Covid-19 limitations.