More than 977 companies and 46 countries registering for the upcoming Defence Expo scheduled in Goa.Defexpo India 2016 is the ninth in the series of biennial Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition. It will be held at Naqueri Quitol in Quepem taluka of South Goa from 28-31 March 2016.This is for the first time that the Expo will travel to Goa from Delhi.According to the Ministry, till date 977 companies and 46 countries have registered for participating in the Expo. For this edition, countries like USA, Russia, Sweden, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Portugal amongst others have confirmed their participation.The eighth edition of Defexpo India held in February 2014 recorded an unprecedented growth in foreign as well as domestic companies participation over its previous editions.