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Bengaluru, October 7, 2024: Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured additional orders of more than Rs. 500 Crores since its last disclosure on September 11, 2024.

The major orders received include EMI shelters, AMC for Integrated Air Command and Control System nodes, upgrade / spares for gun systems, spares for radars, communication system, etc. With these orders, BEL has now accumulated orders totalling Rs. 7,689 Cr in the current financial year.

Thiruvananthapuram/Bengaluru, October 25, 2024: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a Turnover of Rs. 8,530.43 Cr during the 1^st half of FY 2024-25, registering a growth of 15.83% over the Turnover of Rs. 7,364.82 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

During the 2^nd Quarter of FY 2024-25, BEL achieved a Turnover of Rs. 4,425.29 Cr as against Rs. 3,918.13 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Profit Before Tax (PBT) during the 1^st half of FY 2024-25 stood at Rs. 2,488.22 Cr, with a growth of 40.05% over the PBT of Rs. 1,776.69 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

During the 2^nd Quarter of FY 2024-25, PBT stood at Rs. 1,450.88 Cr as against Rs. 1,072.94 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Profit After Tax (PAT) during the 1^st half of FY 2024-25 stood at Rs. 1,867.41 Cr, with a growth of 39.03% over the PAT of Rs. 1,343.18 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

During the 2^nd Quarter of FY 2024-25, PAT stood at Rs. 1,091.27 Cr as against Rs. 812.34 Cr recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The order book position of the company as on 1^st October, 2024, stood at Rs. 74,595 Cr.

Bengaluru, December 9, 2024: Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured additional orders worth Rs.634 Crores since the last disclosure on November 8, 2024.

Major orders include maintenance of Akash Missile System, telescopic sights for guns, communication equipment, jammers, electronic voting machines, test stations, spares, services, etc. With these orders, BEL has now accumulated orders totalling Rs.8,828 Crores in the current financial year.

Bengaluru, December 10, 2024: Mr Nilabhra Sengupta, IRSSE (1997 batch), has taken charge as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on deputation.

Mr Nilabhra Sengupta completed his B.E in Electronics & Telecommunications from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, in 1996 and joined the Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers two years later.

Before taking over as CVO of BEL, Mr Sengupta was serving as Chief Signal and Telecom Engineer/Projects at Metro Railway, Kolkata. He was also holding additional charge of Director (Rolling Stock and Systems) in Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation. He has served as ADRM Operations in Eastern Railway, Howrah division, and has also been on deputation to RITES and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation from 2014 to 2017.

Mr Nilabhra Sengupta has a vast work experience of more than 25 years with the Govt. of India, in diverse areas such as Signalling and Telecommunications, Safety of Train Operations, Metro Technologies, Budget, Procurement, General Administration, Personnel Management and IT.

Bengaluru, December 23, 2024: Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has secured additional orders worth Rs. 973 Crores since the last disclosure on December 9, 2024.

Major orders include Platform Screen Doors for Metro Rail, Radars, Communication equipment, Jammers, Seekers, Upgraded Submarine Sonar, Upgraded Satcom terminals, test stations, spares, services, etc. With these orders, BEL has now accumulated orders totalling Rs. 9,801 Crores in the current financial year.

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Bengaluru/Thiruvananthapuram, December 23, 2024: The employees of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have generously contributed Rs. 1.89 Crores towards the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (Kerala).

Shri Damodar Bhattad, Director (Finance), and Shri Vikraman N, Director (HR), BEL, handed over the cheque for Rs. 1,89,13,013/- (Rupees One Crore Eighty Nine Lakhs Thirteen Thousand and Thirteen Rupees) to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, at Thiruvananthapuram today. Shri Anoop Nair, Chief of Security Services, BEL, was also present.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister appreciated BEL and its employees for the noble gesture.

Mr Manoj Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited, presented the 80% final dividend cheque of Rs.299,03,37,547.20/- (Rupees Two Hundred Ninety Nine Crore Three Lakh Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred and Forty Seven Point Two Zero Only), payable on the shares held by the President of India, to the Honorable Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, at New Delhi on  October 29, 2024. The Company had paid the First Interim Dividend of 70% (on face value of Rs.1 per equity share) in February 2024 and the Second Interim Dividend of 70% (on face value of Rs.1 per equity share) in March 2024. The Company has thus paid a total dividend of 220% on its paid-up capital for the year 2023-24.

Bengaluru, September 30, 2024: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad, have signed an MoU to collaborate, indigenise and develop infrastructure for the productionisation of space-grade Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) in India. Signed at SAC Ahmedabad, the MoU will give a boost to the indigenisation of defence and space production and save foreign exchange for the country.

TWTA is a complex multi-disciplinary technology involving controlled interaction of microwave with electron beam under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. State-of-the-art fabrication and manufacturing facility for TWTAs has been established at BEL.

TWTAs developed by SAC, ISRO, and manufactured by BEL will be used in satellite communication and navigation payloads, microwave remote sensing radar payloads, scientific missions or probes and inter-spacecraft communications links. These items are integral parts of various communication and microwave remote sensing payloads.

Mr Nilesh M Desai, Director of SAC, Ahmedabad, and Mrs Niti Pandit, General Manager (Strategic Planning)/BEL-Corporate Office, signed the MoU in the presence of senior officials from both the organisations.

Photo caption: Mr Nilesh M Desai, Director SAC, and Mrs Niti Pandit, GM (Strategic Planning), BEL, exchanging the MoU documents in the presence of officials from both the organisations.

About Space Applications Centre

SAC is a lead R&D centre of ISRO carrying out diverse design and development activities in the field of space-borne payloads for communication satellites, optical and microwave remote sensing satellites, navigation satellites, scientific & planetary satellite payloads and associated ground applications for various ISRO missions aimed at national development.

SAC is also involved in the design and realisation of ground segment and user segment hardware, mathematical models/algorithms/techniques and software for various applications covering diverse areas of communication, navigation, land resources, meteorology, oceanography, environment monitoring and disaster management as well as space sciences.

About BEL

BEL, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, enjoys the leadership position in the Defence / Strategic Electronics market in India. BEL has the expertise in design, development, engineering, manufacture of radar & weapon systems, network centric and communications systems, electronic warfare & avionics, naval systems, electro-optics and laser based products, tank electronics and gun systems, space electronics and satcom systems, strategic components and civilian products.

BEL has been continuously striving to expand its solution offerings to the Non-Defence domain. Some of the recent notable new business initiatives of BEL include homeland security, smart / safe cities, cyber security, software, rail & metro solutions, civil aviation, space electronics, medical electronics, jammers, anti-drone systems, unmanned systems, e-vehicles, etc. BEL is also a CMMi Level 5, ISO 27001-2013 (ISMS) certified and CERT-In empanelled agency.

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BANGALORE

Bengaluru, September 19, 2024: Navaratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) today signed a Teaming Agreement with Reliasat Inc. Canada to collaborate in the area of space products.

The Teaming Agreement aims at leveraging BEL and Reliasat’s capabilities in the domain of space. This is a significant step that will enable BEL to foray into the space segment, in line with the Government of India’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make-in-India’ initiatives, and strengthen its existing portfolio.

The Teaming Agreement was signed at BEL’s Corporate Office in Bengaluru by Mr K V Suresh Kumar, Director (Marketing), and Mr Gurvinder Chohan, CEO, Reliasat Inc. Senior BEL officers Mrs Rashmi Kathuria, GM (SCCS) & Unit Head, BEL-Ghaziabad, Mrs Niti Pandit, GM (SP), Mr Puneet Jain, AGM (Marketing), Mr A K Singh, AGM (D&E), Mr Prakash S P, AGM (TP), Mr Abhinav Paharia, AGM (SP), and Mr K R Amarnath, Sales Director, Reliasat India were present.

About BEL

BEL, a Navaratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, enjoys leadership position in the Defence / Strategic Electronics market in India. BEL has expertise in the design, development, engineering, manufacture of Radars, Weapon Systems, Network Centric and Communications Systems, Electronic Warfare & Avionics, Naval Systems, Electro-Optics & Laser Based products, Tank Electronics & Gun Systems, Space Electronics & Satcom Systems, Strategic Components and Civilian products.

BEL has been continuously striving to expand its offerings in the non-Defence domain.  Some of the recent notable business initiatives of BEL include Homeland Security, Smart / Safe Cities, Cyber Security, Software, Rail & Metro solutions, Civil Aviation, Space Electronics, Medical Electronics, Jammers, Anti-Drone Systems, Unmanned Systems, e-vehicles etc.  BEL is also a CMMi Level 5, ISO 27001-2013 (ISMS) certified and CERT-In empanelled agency.

About Reliasat

Reliasat is building the next generation telecom satellites and addressing the future needs of small, low-cost satellites. Reliasat develops space-based smart satellites with AI/ML and deep space solutions, enabling internet from space with high capacity connectivity.

Photo caption: Mr K V Suresh Kumar, Director (Marketing), BEL, and Mr Gurvinder Chohan, CEO, Reliasat Inc, display the Teaming Agreement signed today between BEL and Reliasat Inc at BEL Corporate Office, in the presence of senior officers.