Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the India Pavilion, iDEX Pavilion, and Karnataka Pavilion at Aero India 2025, marking a significant milestone in India’s pursuit of self-reliance in defence and aerospace sectors. The event, held at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, highlighted India’s strides in innovation, design, and manufacturing within the defence ecosystem.
The India Pavilion showcased a dynamic display of the country’s defence capabilities, featuring state-of-the-art products and technologies from the domestic defence industry.
Post inauguration, the defence minister interacted with company representatives and inspected their innovative products. The pavilion presented over 275 exhibits from Defence PSUs, design houses, private companies, MSMEs, and start-ups, representing the complete defence ecosystem. Notable displays included advanced platforms such as the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, Combat Air Teaming System, and the Twin-Engine Deck-Based Fighter.
The iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) Pavilion also attracted significant attention, with leading innovators showcasing indigenously developed products across various advanced domains. These domains included aerospace, defence space (DefSpace), aerostructures, anti-drone systems, autonomous systems, robotics, communications, cybersecurity, surveillance and tracking, and unmanned ground vehicles. A special section was dedicated to the winners of the ADITI (Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX) scheme, who were recognised for their groundbreaking work in critical and niche technologies.
The Karnataka Pavilion highlighted the state’s cutting-edge technologies in defence and aerospace, emphasising Karnataka’s strong position as a hub for defence innovation. With over 2,000 SMEs supporting this sector, the Karnataka Pavilion showcased the state’s robust ecosystem and its contribution to India’s defence capabilities.