Bangalore, Feb 6 : Asia's premier airshow, Aero India 2013 got off to a flying start at Yelahanka air base here with Defence Minister A K Antony pitching for self-reliance and scaling up defence industrial base at home and also encouraged foreign aerospace firms to tap opportunities in India.
The inauguration of the five-day biennial event was marked by a scintillating flying display but the absence of some fighter aircraft from the previous edition seemed to have taken some punch off the show, probably reflecting the mood of the global defence industry, which is forecast to shrink.
