Dr. K. Tamilmani, Director General (Aero), DRDO, said that although we are engineering many technologies for bigger platforms, we need to establish aerospace facilities that will place India on the global arena.
A compendium comprising of selected papers from various institutions was released on the occasion.

A total of fifty papers were received from various participants under the general themes of design, innovations in manufacturing/production, analytical approach, certification, quality and aerospace ecosystem development.

Academic institutions- Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), certifying agencies- Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Customers- Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), Air Force Technical College (AFTC), DPSU's- (BEL, BEML, Midhani, BDL), R&D labs and institutions- (NAL, ADA, ADE, DARE, LRDE, CABS, ARDE, ADRDE, RCI, CIPET etc) and private industries- (TASLand Mahindra Aerospace) participated in the Seminar.
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