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Union Defence Minister inaugurated Aero India 2019 at Bengaluru

Published on February 22, 2019
The Aero India 2019 was inaugurated by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.
Union Defence Minister inaugurated Aero India 2019 at Bengaluru

Details:

  • The Aero India 2019 will be held for 5 days from February 20 to 24 and each day of the five day air show would have a special theme.
  • Day one would be Inaugural Day, the theme for day two and three is Start-Up Day and Technology Day respectively, Day four would be Women's Day and Day five would be Public Day.

About Aero India 2019:

  • The Aero India 2019 has a tagline "The Runway to a Billion Opportunities" and has a logo inspired by the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
  • The Ministry of Defence has planned following events as per the theme of the day during the Aero India 2019:

Start-up Day

  • The Start-up day would witness a start-up showcase event on February 21 to tap into the highly motivated entrepreneurial talent pool of the country.
  • The showcase event is aimed at providing the platform for interactions between the domestic and international start-up community, key policymakers in the Indian defence sector, and CEOs of leading Indian and global start-ups.

Women's Day

  • Women's Day would be organised On February 23 to showcase achievements made by women in the aerospace sector on February 23.
  • The Women's Day would witness felicitation of women achievers, unveiling of the brochure highlighting achievements of women, experience sharing by leading women in Aero-Space Sector and flying display by women pilots, paratroopers etc.

Drone Olympics

  • Drone Olympics provides an opportunity for all the UAV manufacturing enthusiasts to showcase the capabilities of the Drones they are manufacturing.

Technology Day/Students Day

  • Technology Day would be observed on February 22 to provide an opportunity for the students involved in the aerospace sector, both civil and defence to showcase their projects.

Photography contest

  • A Photography contest would be held on the theme 'Flying Objects' for the general public during the closing day.

About the Missing Man Formation:

  • Three aircrafts Jaguar, Tejas and Su-30 MKI flew past in the missing man formation to pay tribute to the Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi who lost his life while carrying out a practice sortie for the Aero India 2019.

Question:

Q. The Aero India 2019 was inaugurated by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in which city?
a. Bengaluru
b. Chennai
c. Vishakhapatnam
d. Nagpur
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