New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Aero India 2021, the tech exhibition has kickstarted In Bengaluru's Air Force Station in Yelahanka from today. The Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will showcase state-of-the-art products and systems spanning every domain of its business. Aero India exhibition is a three-day event which will be held from Feb 3 to Feb 5.
During the first day of the event on Wednesday, India showcased its homegrown fighter Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas with a spectacular display of its strike capabilities and daring manoeuvres. The indigenous Tejas demonstrated its prowess and agility through breath-taking aerobatics, including thunderous rapid rolls, vertical Charlie, upside down and angular flying display
LCA Tejas with its colleagues at #AeroIndia2021 #AeroIndiaShow @SpokespersonMoD @proshillong pic.twitter.com/lPS8CQrOpV
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Defence Minister @rajnathsingh, Karnataka CM @BSYBJP at the astounding performance by the roaring metal birds, as they dance over the skies of Bengaluru on the opening day of #AeroIndia2021 @SpokespersonMoD #AeroIndiaShow pic.twitter.com/Ma9dxaaXdF
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Apart from this, the other highlight of the 2-hour long opening show was the dazzling aerobatics by the IAF's 9 Surya Kiran Hawks and 4 Sarang ALHs Dhruv. The US B1-Bomber also flew along with LCA at the opening event.
Helicopters and aircraft part of Surya Kiran and Sarang display teams create a heart in the sky at #AeroIndia show in Bengaluru. #AeroIndiaShow @SpokespersonMoD @proshillong
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📹: ANI pic.twitter.com/M9vUtXNPzu
The Indian Air Force also showcased its Su-30MKI fighter jet which is equipped with an air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters also showcased a Trishul formation during the first day of Aero India.
.@IAF_MCC Su-30MKI fighter jet equipped with an air-launched version of the #BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is on display at #AeroIndia show in Bengaluru
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One dedicated squadron of the Air Force is equipped with these missiles which can strike targets at over 400-km
ANI pic.twitter.com/Vbt2fcpcO2
Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters in Trishul formation at #AeroIndia-2021 in Bengaluru, Karnataka
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via ANI#AeroIndia2021 pic.twitter.com/Bc9SRrYO8X
#AeroIndia2021 | DRDO's flying display of Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) in Netra formation and LCA in Aatmanirbhar formation@DRDO_India @SpokespersonMoD #AeroIndia pic.twitter.com/HfA138p30K
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Dubbed as Asia's largest military aviation exhibition, the three-day Aero India event commenced amid the COVID-19 pandemic with the buzz around "Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat" (self-reliant India) and "Make in India" push. With a combination of both physical and virtual exhibition, the 13th edition of the biennial international event is said to be the world's first hybrid aerospace show.
Speaking at the event, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that India plans to spend USD 130 billion on Defence modernisation in the next 7-8 years with the focus on domestic manufacturing of bigger and complex platforms.
"We plan to spend USD 130 billion on Defence modernisation in the next seven to eight years. Like many of its friendly countries, India also faces threats and challenges emanating from multiple fronts", he said, adding, the country was a "victim of
state-sponsored and state-inflicted terrorism which is now a global threat".
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