The third edition of the Defence & Technology Show, organised by the Swatantra Foundation, is set to begin on Thursday, 4 September 2025, at the Chennai Trade Centre. The event will be inaugurated by Lt. General Karanbir Singh Brar, PVSM, AVSM (Retd.), in the presence of Air Commodore Pradeep Sharma, VSM, and Col. Anurag Mathur, ADB.
Advisors to the Swatantra Foundation, including former Chief Election Commissioner T.S. Krishnamurthy, former Revenue Secretary M.R. Sivaraman (IAS, Retd.), and Commodore R.S. Vasan (IN, Retd.), will also attend the inaugural ceremony.
According to Swatantra Foundation President S. Ramasubramanian, the show is designed to connect defence-related buyers and sellers, particularly by matching the capabilities of MSMEs with the requirements of larger defence buyers. The three-day event will feature more than 400 stalls, focused one-on-one B2B meetings, and day-long seminar sessions led by subject matter experts.
The organisers said that past editions of the event facilitated over 500 B2B meetings, leading to business deals worth more than ₹1,000 crore. This year’s edition has reportedly seen strong participation, driven by growing interest in India’s defence sector following the successful Operation Sindoor.
The Defence & Technology Show is being co-hosted by the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry, one of the country’s oldest trade bodies, and the Federation of Industry and Management Association (FIMA). Delegations from the armed forces, Ministry of Defence, DRDO, defence PSUs, defence attachés of foreign countries, large corporates, and hundreds of MSMEs are expected to take part.
Organisers anticipate over 20,000 business visitors across three days, along with participation from select educational and research institutions.
The event will go on till 6 September 2025.
For registration, participants can visit defenceexpotn.in
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