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Preparations on for DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow; 165 countries to participate

PM Modi will inaugurate the mega show on Wednesday

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Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh's capital city is getting ready to host 11th edition of biennial Defence Expo 2020 from February 5th to 9th. The event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday.

Nearly 1,000 exhibitors will participate in the event including 165 foreign companies from the US, France, Germany, Russia, Israel, Australia etc, making it the largest ever defence show. It is being at the initiative of defence minister Rajnath Singh, who represents the constituency in Lok Sabha.

The theme of DefExpo 2020 ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’ will cover the entire spectrum of the country's aerospace, defence and security interests.