Telangana to Hold Inaugural Raksha Expo 2026 in Hyderabad from December 7 to 9

Key facts

• Telangana will host Raksha Expo 2026, the first State-level expo for aerospace, space, defence and internal security sectors, from December 7 to 9, 2026 at Bharat Future City near Hyderabad, alongside the Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026.
• It is the first such expo organised by any State and the first in India to bring space and internal security together with aerospace and defence on one platform.
• Raksha Expo 2026 will feature exhibitions, live technology demonstrations, drone shows and an air show on December 9.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy recently met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and invited him to inaugurate the expo; curtain-raiser events are planned in Hyderabad on October 24 and in Delhi on October 29.
• India's defence production reached a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in 2025-26, with defence exports at an all-time high of ₹38,424 crore.
• Telangana's aerospace exports rose from ₹15,900 crore in 2023-24 to ₹30,742 crore in 2024-25, about 93% growth, with the sector growing over 30% a year.
• Hyderabad is home to nearly 30% of India's defence and aerospace industry, and the expo is designed for partnerships, drawing on the iDEX model connecting startups and MSMEs with users.
• The defence, space, aerospace and internal security sectors are integral to the Telangana Rising 2047 vision and the goal of building a $1 trillion economy by 2034.