India to showcase defence prowess at Dubai Air Show 2025 from November 17
Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth will lead an Indian delegation to the Dubai Air Show 2025, which is set to take place from November 17-18, in the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Defence said in an official statement.
According to the statement, the delegation comprises senior officers from the Department of Defence, the Department of Defence Production, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Armed Forces. A bilateral meeting between MoS Sanjay Seth and his UAE counterpart is planned on the sidelines of the Air Show. He will also chair an industry round table with around 50 companies from India, the UAE, Australia, the USA, Brazil, the U.K., and Italy to enhance cooperation in defence technology and manufacturing in India.
MoS Sanjay Seth will inaugurate the India Pavilion set up at the Dubai Air Show. The Pavilion will feature stalls from HAL, DRDO, Corel Technologies, Dantal Hydraulics, Image Synergy Ekxplor, SFO Technologies. The statement highlighted that apart from the Pavilion, 19 Indian industries, including Bharat Forge, BrahMos, Tech Mahindra, and HBL Engineering, will showcase their capabilities independently. In addition, 15 Indian startups will exhibit their products and solutions.
The Indian Air Force will participate in the Air Show with the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team and LCA Tejas.
Dubai Air Show is a biennial event that hosts more than 1,500 exhibitors and over 148,000 industry professionals from 150 countries, including major international aerospace companies such as Bombardier, Dassault Aviation, Embraer, Thales, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, and Calidus. The Indian Air Force contingent, comprising the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team and Tejas fighters, landed at Al Maktoum Airbase for the Dubai Air Show, the Indian Air Force Media Co-ordination Centre (IAF-MCC) shared on Saturday (November 15, 2025).
