Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin receives a memento from Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa during the inauguration of the three-day AeroDefCon 25 International Business Convention for Aerospace and Defence Industries at the Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam on October 7, 2025
| Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj
Tamil Nadu has set a target of attracting investments to the tune of ₹75,000 crore by 2032. The State is prepared and investors need not wait to make investments, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said in Chennai on Tuesday (October 7, 2025).Inaugurating the three-day AeroDefCon’25 at Chennai Trade Centre, Mr. Stalin said the Tamil Nadu government would always stand by Armed forces personnel, scientists, industrial entrepreneurs and investors.Listing out the steps being undertaken by the Tamil Nadu government, Mr. Stalin said that the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor has become a turning point for this sector. “I wish for Tamil Nadu to become a centre for manufacturing in this sector. The Defence Industrial Corridor is set to play a key role in the future,” he said.Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa said organising an event of this scale reflected how Tamil Nadu was serious about aerospace, defence and strategic industries. About 3,000 delegates from 18 countries were to take part in over 5,500 B2B meetings, he said.DRDO Director-General (Electronics and Communication Systems) B.K. Das thanked Tamil Nadu for being a strong pillar of defence in the country. “Standing here on behalf of the DRDO, I can assure and promise you that we stand by you. Together we synergise and can make the country great,” he said.Director-General of Indian Coast Guard Paramesh Sivamani said Tamil Nadu has rapidly emerged as a national leader in aerospace and defence and also in space. “The CM’s statement that every dot on Tamil Nadu map is investment-ready, is more than aspirational. It is being realised on the ground.”First-of-its-kind in ChennaiStéphane-Pierre Castet, CEO, BCI Aerospace, said they had organised such meetings of aerospace and defence players in Italy, Brazil, Poland, Czech Republic and with AeroDefCon, Chennai was hosting such a meeting for the first time. “Our mission is to help small and medium sized companies to identify new partners.”Minister T.M. Anbarasan, Sriperumbudur MP T.R. Baalu, Rear Admiral Satish Shenai, Flag Officer Commanding, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval area, M.C. Balasubramaniam, Chairman and Managing Director, Gliders India Limited, former DRDO chairman S. Christopher, Air Commodore Tapan Sharma, Tambaram Air Force Station, Secretary of Industries Department V. Arun Roy, TIDCO Managing Director Sandeep Nanduri took part in the inaugural session. Published - October 07, 2025 04:20 pm IST
