India, China and Iran have set up pavilions at the ongoing Army 2023, the 9th International Military-Technical Forum organised by Russia. The India pavilion, which has stalls by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and three Defence Public Sector Undertakings, was inaugurated on Monday by India’s Ambassador to Russia Pavan Kapoor, and was visited by senior Russian government officials, including Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu.
The three DPSUs present are Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). A representative of Bharat Dynamics Limited is present, too. BrahMos Corporation, which is a joint venture between India and Russia, is also present at the expo.