Thursday, March 29, 2012

7th DefExpo began today

Some fact about the DefExpo, the biennial global defence exhibition hosted by India in the capital.
    
  • 7th DefExpo (started in 1998)
  • Four day event
  • China participating for the first time. Has sent a delegation
  • 567 companies from 32 countries participating (In 2010, 412   exhibitors from 35 companies participated)
  • Russia has the maximum number of companies participating displacing the US
  • Israel has the biggest pavilion in terms of area
  • Two of the blacklisted firms – German Rheinmetall and Israeli IMI are exhibiting in DefExpo. MoD has issued advisory to its officials and armed forces to stay away from their pavilion

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