Leading industry players, government and military chiefs gather here bi-annually to contribute to dialogues, exchange ideas and seek solutions and strategies to advance the interests of the global aerospace and defence sector.

More than 60 of the top 100 global aerospace companies participated, including Boeing, EADS, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Rolls-Royce.

The show hosted 20 country pavilions, with Switzerland, New Zealand, Russia and Romania making their inaugural presence.

[15][16] With its theme, 'Big Show, Big Opportunities', Singapore Airshow 2012 was held from 14 to 19 February 2012 and hosted nearly 900 exhibitors from 50 countries, such as Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, and Bombardier.

[17] Fully half of the exhibitors represented the defence industry, but representation by the business aviation section grew significantly, including private jet manufacturers Gulfstream, Bombardier and Embraer, in response to rising demand from Asia's growing class of super-rich.

Indian delegation consisting 44 members will showcase Tejas and interact with counterparts from Republic of Singapore Air Force and others from across the world.

[27] Planes showcased included Comac aircraft C919 and ARJ21,[28] a Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing AH-64 Apache,[29] a CATIC Z-10,[30] among others.

In response, Airbus posted a statement in the Chinese social media platform Weibo apologising for what happened and stated that they "improved the visit process, and ensured that the aircraft was open to all visitors.

"[33] The contents of a virtual WebEx meeting of senior German air force officials was leaked by Russian sources, because one officer dialled in from the airshow via an unsecure line.