New Delhi: The next edition of India’s mega defence exhibition - the DefExpo - will be held for the first time in Lucknow in 2020 with participation of major global and domestic military firms, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
The main theme of the DefExpo India 2020 will be ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ and it will focus on ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’.
The DefExpo would provide a unique platform for Defence industry OEMs, exhibitors and private industry to display their latest innovations and capabilities.
It will facilitate Business-to-Business interaction and also Government-to-Government meetings. The exhibition will also highlight emergence of Uttar Pradesh as an attractive destination for investment in the defence sector.
The DefExpo will provide an opportunity to the major foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to collaborate with the Indian defence industry and help promote ‘Make in India’ initiative. The previous edition of DefExpo took place in Thiruvidanthai in 2018.
