“The Government of Tamil Nadu’s recent announcement for a renewed Aerospace and Defence (A&D) policy with a mission to create the State as a robust, world class Hi-tech Aerospace and Defence destination has gained momentum. One of the key strengths is leveraging the existing strength of 38,000 industries in TN and the highly skilled manpower that is readily available. To push the agenda, we intend to foster a better ecosystem by setting up more Centre of Excellence, Start-up hubs and innovation clusters too,” said Mr. B. Krishnamoorthy IOFS, Additional Secretary and Project Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) (B Krishnamoorthy IOFS) at the Conference on Aerospace & Defence Manufacturing Technologies organised by the Tamil Nadu Technology Development & Promotion Centre of CII focusing on the theme ‘New Era of Aerospace & Defence Manufacturing for AtmaNirbhar Bharat’ on 16 December 2023. We also exhibited a stall to all the delegates about the evolving digital twin technology and how ground- breaking will be the Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE Platform for the upcoming Indian manufacturers and defence phase shift.