Kochi, Feb. 22 -- With a strong ecosystem in place, Kerala is well positioned to tap investment potential thrown up by the exponential growth of space, aviation and defence production, experts said at Invest Kerala Global Summit (IKGS) here on Saturday.

Speaking at a session on 'Strategic Advantage for Aerospace and Defence Innovation and Collaboration' on the concluding day of the summit, the panellists pitched for bringing about greater synergy among the public sector, industry and startups to impart a major thrust to India's ambitious indigenisation programme in these three vital verticals.

Setting the context for the discussion as moderator, G Levin, CEO, KSPACE, said Indian space economy is set to grow exponentially in the coming yea...