Old propellor plane, HAL Light Combat Helicopter and HAL Tejas at Aero Show 2013, Bangalore, in Bengaluru

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IAF's Old propellor plane, HAL Light Combat Helicopter and HAL Tejas at Aero India Air Show in Bangaluru, India. Aero India is a biennial air show and aviation exhibition held in Bengaluru, India at the Yelahanka Air Force Station. It is organized by Defence Exhibition Organisation, Ministry of Defense. It is second largest air show in the world after Paris Air Show. Aero India 2013 started on 6 February 2013 at the IAF's Yelahanka Air Force base, Bengaluru and ended on 10 February 2013. 607 companies attended the air show, with 352 foreign and 78 official national delegations. The major foreign companies were from US (67 companies), France (49), United Kingdom (33), Russia (29) and Germany (22). Major attraction of this edition were the Dassault Rafale, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, HAL Ru