12th Edition of Defence Expo
With an aim to give impetus to the defence sector, India’s “biggest ever” defence exhibition DefExpo 2022 was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
About 12th DefExpo
- Held between: October 18- 22, 2022
- Organized by: Ministry of Defence (Biennial event)
- Theme: Path to Pride
- 11 DefExpo was held in February, 2020 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Key Highlights
- For the first time, the event has been organized in a four-venue format.
- It is first ever edition exclusively for Indian companies.
- For the first time, ‘Invest for Defence‘, the first ever marquee event of Ministry of Defence, targeted to promote investment in the defence sector.
- The 2nd edition of India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 18, 2022.
- Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave also took place on October 19, 2022.