Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated Asia's largest air show, Aero India 2023, in Bangalore. The 14th edition of the event will showcase indigenous resources and technology to partner with foreign companies.

1. Aero India 2023 will feature aerobatics as well as major exhibitions and trade shows for the aerospace and defense industry.

2. Nearly 809 companies from 98 countries are participating in Aero India 2023.

3. The theme of Aero India 2023 is "The Track to a Billion Opportunities".

4. Although the event will be dominated by the military, it will also reflect India's efforts to make changes for growth in domestic tourism and rebuild its brand abroad.

5. The Narendra Modi government, as part of the "Make in India" policy, insisted that manufacturers such as Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing and Airbus share technology or manufacture more than parts in the country.

6. 251 joint investment schemes of ₹ 75,000 crore may be signed between various Indian defense companies abroad.

7. Air India is preparing to announce a controversial contract to buy nearly 500 jets from Airbus SE and Boeing Co, worth more than $ 100 billion at list price.

8. Indian Air Force Chief Air Marshal VR Chaudhari led the Gurukul formation in a flypast during the opening ceremony of the mega air show.

9. US Ambassador to India Elizabeth Jones leads the largest delegation of US ambassadors to the biennial air show.

10. A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons, one of the premier fighter jets of the United States Air Force (USAF), will perform daily air shows. The F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet, the US Navy's most advanced multirole aircraft available today, will be on permanent display.

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