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BAE Systems to showcase Air, Land, Sea capabilities with commitment to Make in India at Aero India 2021 ANI | Updated: Jan 28, 2021 22:45 IST
Bengaluru and New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The global defence, aerospace and security company, BAE Systems, will exhibit a number of its world-leading capabilities, alongside its commitment to Make in India, at next week s Aero India, taking place from 3-5 February in Bengaluru.
Under the theme of Partnering in India to Make in India , the Company will demonstrate how its products and services - across land, air and sea - provide a vital advantage to its Indian customers, as well as drive indigenous production.
BAE Systems said on Thursday it will showcase advanced platforms and weapon systems at the Aero India 2021 exhibition. The British defence company, in a press release, said it will showcase a model of advanced trainer aircraft Hawk and laser guided rocket APKWS at the exhibition that would be held in Bengaluru from February 3-5. The complete BAE Systems portfolio will be available on audio/visual display, which includes video of the Mk45 Mod 4 Naval Gun System, the release said. There will also be video of the M777 ultra-lightweight howitzer (ULH) at the company s stand, it added. Under an agreement between the US and Indian governments, the 155mm M777A2 ULH systems are being assembled, integrated, and tested in India by Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL), as part of the Make in India programme, the release said.
Webinar on India - Nepal Defence Cooperation Expo held
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A webinar and expo between India and Nepal were held on Monday.
The theme of webinar was “Exploring Synergies and Strengthening Defence Cooperation with Nepal”.
It was organized under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through SIDM.
This webinar is the part of Aero India 21 series of webinars which are being organized to boost defence cooperation and engagements with friendly foreign countries and achieve defence export target of $5 billion in the next five years.
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India Kathmandu; Anurag Bajpai, Joint Secretary (DIP), Ministry of Defence, Govt of India; Ram Prasad Acharya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Govt of Nepal and other senior MoD officials from both sides participated in the webinar.