With more than 16k people attending Aero India physically & 4.5 lakh virtually, the biannual came to an end with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind calling it to be an ünprecendeted success.
President Ram Nath Kovind also said that the Aero India 2021 is living proof of the country's ever-growing strength in the defense and aerospace sectors at the global level as curtains came down on the three-day event.
The event is looked upon as a major contributor, significantly playing the role towards strengthening India's self-reliance in the defense sector as well as establishing India as a manufacturer for the world, and it has exhibited that the global confidence in the country's capabilities is growing steadily.
Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, I am happy that Aero India 2021 has been organized successfully. It has been held without compromising its spirit while following the COVID-appropriate norms, Kovind stated.
Speaking at the valedictory function of the Aero India-2021 at Air Force Station Yelahanka, he praised the courage and bravery of the Indian Air Force pilots for displaying exemplary professionalism in protecting India's skies and strengthening the country's defense.
Aero India 2021 has been an unprecedented success. I am told that high-level delegations from 43 countries and exhibitors from 530 companies have participated in the event, he said, adding that many more across the world got associated with the event virtually which is the world's first mega event of this kind to be held in the hybrid format.
Kovind, who is also the supreme commander of the armed forces, is the first President to attend Aero India 2021.
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