BEL Archives - Defence Monitor

28 May

From Rafale to Make-in-India armoury, India gets force multipliers

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India has one of the largest armies in the world, the bravery and the courage of Indian army is discussed all over the world. The country's military strength has increased rapidly in the last few years. India has received the consignment of fighter aircraft Rafale bought from France. Modern and indigenous warships like INS Vikrant and INS Mormugao are part of Indian forces. The Vagir submarine and several missiles have also enhanced the country's military capabilities. The last installment of Rafale reached India in December last year. India has now got all 36 Rafale jets. According…

09 Feb

CSR: BEL installs Apheresis machine at Govt MMG Hospital, Ghaziabad

Bengaluru/Ghaziabad, December 21, 2022: The Ghaziabad Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has donated an Apheresis machine to the blood bank of MMG District Hospital, Ghaziabad, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. General V K Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highway, inaugurated the machine installed at the hospital on December 20, 2022. Mr Vikramaditya Singh Malik, Chief Development Officer, Dr Bhavtosh Shankhdhar, Chief Medical Officer, Ghaziabad, Dr Manoj Chaturvedi, CMS MMG Hospital, Mr Giriraja N, General Manager (DCCS/BEL-Ghaziabad), Mr Chetan Auti Patil, Sr DGM (HR)/BEL-Ghaziabad, Ms Aparna Tiwari, Sr DGM (CSR)/BEL-Ghaziabad,…

27 Jan

BEL signs USD 73 Million contract with Hyperion Global Group LLC, USA, for supply of IoT devices to the US

New York / Bengaluru: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Hyperion Global Group, LLC, an infrastructure telecommunication distribution company based in the USA, have entered into a contract to develop, manufacture and supply Internet of Things (IoT) devices for the US market. As per the contract signed on January 21, 2022, BEL will manufacture and supply IoT devices worth US $73 Million to Hyperion during the first year of commencement of supply with a provision to negotiate and supply upgrades of the products, worth US $365 Million, in the next five years. Hyperion's next generation global telecommunications infrastructure devices…

27 Jan

BEL’s Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle inducted into Indian Army

Bengaluru/Pune: The first batch of next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles (AERV), indigenously designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by the Pune Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), was formally inducted into Indian Army by Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of Army Staff, on December 21, 2021. The vehicles were inducted into the Corps of Engineers at a ceremony held at Bombay Engineering Group (BEG), Pune, in the presence of Mr Dinesh Batra, Director (Finance), BEL; Lt Gen Harpal Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Engineer-in-Chief; Lt Gen J S Nain, AVSM, SM, GOC-in-C,…

14 Aug

Raksha Mantri inaugurates BEL Transducer Production Facility, Oxygen Concentrator

Bengaluru: The Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh, on Friday inaugurated (through Videoconference) the Transducer Production Facility established at Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL)’s Bangalore Complex, and Oxygen Concentrators manufactured by BEL under the PM Cares initiative, at a ceremony organised as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) of India.Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, officiating CMD, Directors and other senior officers of BEL and the Ministry of Defence were present. Transducer Production facility: Set up at a cost of Rs.30 Crores, this is a very large in-house facility catering to the production and testing of a wide…

10 Feb

BEL to enhance Indian coastal surveillance system

Bengaluru: The state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) would strengthen the coastal surveillance system for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to heighten the country's maritime security, an official said on Monday."The coastal surveillance system will be enhanced with 38 more radar stations and 5 command and control centres along the coastline for the ICG to step-up maritime security," an official of the city-based defence enterprise told IANS here. India has a 7,520-km long coastline off the Bay of Bengal in the east, Arabian Sea in the west and Indian Ocean in the south.The defence company had set up in 2015 on turnkey…

21 Jan

BEL commissions Real Time Information System for Railways

Bengaluru: Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has commissioned phase I information system to provide real-time train information to the Indian Railways and increase its operational efficiency, besides enhancing passenger safety, said the state-run company on Tuesday. "The system has been commissioned through the centre for railway information system, under the technical guidance of the space applications centre of the state-run Indian Space Research Organistion (ISRO)," said the city-based defence undertaking. The system also provides real-time positional information of locomotives to the railways. It facilitates automatic acquisition of train movement data, including arrival, departure and run-through timings at all stations en route.The control…

22 Aug

Minister of State for Defence visits BEL

Bengaluru: Mr Shripad Naik, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush & Minister of State for Defence, visited the Bangalore Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) yesterday (August 21, 2019). Mr Vinay Kumar Katyal, Director (Bangalore Complex), gave a presentation about the Unit in the presence of Mr M V Gowtama, Chairman & Managing Director, and other Directors of BEL. CMDs of HAL, BEML and MIDHANI were also present. The presentation gave an overview of BEL and highlighted the performance of the Unit, its manufacturing facilities, major products, CSR initiatives and steps towards sustainable / green energy.This…

26 Oct

BEL registers 35 % growth in 2nd Quarter of FY 2018-19

Banglore: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has during the second quarter of FY 2018-19, achieved a robust growth in turnover and consequently recorded a healthy growth in profit as compared to the 1st Quarter of current year and corresponding quarter of the previous year. The Company has achieved a Turnover of Rs. 3282.40 Cr, during the 2nd quarter of FY 2018-19, registering a growth of about 35 %, over the Turnover of Rs. 2431.73 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.Profit After Tax (PAT) during the 2nd quarter of FY 2018-19 stood at Rs. 571.31 Cr, registering…

14 Aug

Training aid to sharpen shooting skills of Defence, Paramilitary & Police forces: BEL, CSIR-NAL sign TCA

Bangalore: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement (TCA) with CSIR-NAL for the design and engineering, production and commercialisation of Electronic Target System (ETS), a modern training aid meant for enhancing marksmanship of Defence and Paramilitary forces during live firing exercises on the field. The agreement, which heralds a new beginning in the ties between BEL and CSIR labs for developing products targeting niche market segments, was signed by Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, and Mr Jitendra J Jhadav, Director (CSIR-NAL), in the presence of Mr Gowtama M V, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, and…