GIL displays products at defence exhibition

Times News NetworkKanpur: Gliders India Limited (GIL), a city-based defence public sector undertaking, showcased its products at the Indian Defence Industry Equipment Exhibition organised under Exercise Pragati-I 2026, a major defence event that commenced in Umroi (Shillong), Meghalaya.The exhibition highlighted India’s indigenous military equipment and innovations under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) initiative before foreign defence delegations.The exhibition was inaugurated by Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army. He was accompanied by the Vice Chiefs of Army Staff from 12 different nations participating in Exercise Pragati.The visitors showed enthusiasm for the displayed products, which included Sukhoi-30 pilot and brake parachutes, MCPS, Heavy Drop Parachutes, HAP, PTA-M, and PTA-R parachutes, and Multi-Purpose Poncho Bivouac.The GIL team at the event was led by additional general manager Anurag Yadav and manager Praveen Chandra.Anurag Yadav said "Under the leadership of GIL's chairman and managing director, M C Balasubramaniam, the organization is continuously moving forward on the path of progress regarding product development and innovation."