Defence Ministry expects 2 lakh visitors at Aero India

Bengaluru | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

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U.K.

Defence Minister to lead 20-member teamBritish Minister for Defence Procurement Harriett Baldwin will lead a 20-member U.K.

business delegation. Around two lakh business visitors are expected, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. Local pride will be from Indian Air Force’s Sarang helicopter team and popular Surya Kiran team. This will be their first show since the Ministry ordered 36 of them for the Indian Air Force last year, after several years of suspense over which global brand would join the IAF. With defence exports worth £7.7 billion, the U.K.

is the second highest defence exporter..