Defence ministry to host Aero-India in Bengaluru from February 3 to 5

The defence ministry has decided to host the next edition of Aero India — considered Asia’s largest aerospace exhibition — in Bengaluru in February, notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, officials sources said on Friday.

The ministry took the decision to hold the biennial event as scheduled following inputs from major stakeholders including the domestic defence industry and global aerospace majors, they said.

The sources said the main event will be held from February 3-5 while the exhibition will be thrown open for general public on February 6 and 7.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has already held a number of internal meetings including one on Friday on hosting of the mega event in its traditional venue of Yelahanka Air Force station on the outskirts of Bengaluru.