Panaji: Billed as the largest ever biennial exhibition on land, naval and internal homeland security systems, DefExpo 2016 aims to showcase the country's capabi- lities as well as its emergence asan attractive destina- tion for investment in the defence sector.Set to be inaugurated on Monday at Quitol , Goa the event also provides a platform to boost joint ventures in the defence industry, ministry of defence officials said.The ninth edition of DefExpo India will be inaugurated by defence minister Manohar Parrikar.Seminars will also be held to showcase developments and opportunities in the defence sector including the advances in shipbuilding technology, Make in India for defence sector, India-Korea Defence Cooperation, modernisation programme of Indian Army and challenges and opportunities of defence offset."With the changes in government policies on defence acquisition and the Make in India campaign, considerable impetus is being given to indigenization in the defence sector," the ministry of defence said.To prove this point, the defence ministry pointed out that the 2016 edition of the DefExpo will be the largest ever with over 1,000 foreign and Indian companies participating. DefExpo 2016 will see 47 countries from different continents taking part in the exhibition against 30 countries which participated in the last edition of DefExpo.