COVID Dampener for Aero India, Several Foreign Players to Give the Event a Miss
The global defense industry has responded in a lukewarm manner to next month's Aero India, the country's biennial air show. Top executives of register
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COVID Dampener for Aero India, Several Foreign Players to Give the Event a Miss (Representational image) A navy aircraft during the 2019 edition of the Aero India at Yelahanka in Bengaluru | PTI file New Delhi : Wary of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global defense industry has responded in a lukewarm manner to next month’s Aero India, the country’s biennial air show, with even top executives of registered exhibitors expected to stay away while key players such as the Swedish firm, Saab, have decided to give it a miss. The Aero India website shows only 75 foreign companies have booked their spots for the event, which is to be held between 3-5 February at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bangalore. This is much less than the over 200 foreign players who were present in the 2019 edition of the event. The 75 foreign bookings include seven by the US-based Lockheed Martin and its associate firms, even as many foreign players, including some of the Russians, have still to make up their mind on whether to come or not. Among the Indian entities, there are a total of 457 bookings…
