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New Delhi, August 31, 2021: The Indian Navy has signed a Contract with Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Limited (BEL) for supply of the first indigenous, comprehensive Naval Anti Drone System (NADS) with both hard kill and soft kill capabilities.

The contract was signed by Indian Navy and BEL, today at New Delhi, in the presence of senior Naval officers and DRDO representatives. Indian Navy has provided consistent support and has played a lead role in the joint development of the anti drone system by DRDO and BEL.

NADS, developed by DRDO and manufactured by BEL, is the first indigenously developed anti-drone system to be inducted into the Indian Armed Forces. Multiple Units of BEL – Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Machilipatanam, and DRDO Labs, LRDE-Bangalore, DLRL and CHESS, Hyderabad, and IRDE-Dehradun, in close collaboration with Indian Navy, were involved in the making of this fully indegenious system, as part of the Atmanirbar Bharat initiative to counter drone threats of adversaries.

The Naval Anti Drone System can instantly detect and jam micro drones and uses a laser-based kill mechanism to terminate targets. The NADS will be an effective all- encompasing counter to the increased drone threat to strategic naval installations.

The NADS was first deployed to provide security cover for the Republic Day Parade this year and later during the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Independence Day speech at Red Fort. The system, which offers 360-degree coverage, was also deployed in Ahmedabad for the Modi-Trump roadshow.

The Naval Anti Drone System uses the help of Radar, Electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors and Radio Frequency (RF) detectors to detect and jam the micro drones. The DRDO’s RF/Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) detects the frequency which is being used by the controller and the signals are then jammed. The DRDO’s anti-drone technology system provides for both ‘soft kill’ and ‘hard kill’ options to the Indian Armed Forces to tackle fast-emerging aerial threats.

Both the static and mobile versions of NADS will be supplied to the Indian Navy within a short time from the signing of contract

Bengaluru, August 13, 2021: 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 75 th 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.

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 range of Transducers and underwater equipment. The Transducer Test facilities include Pressure Test Facility, Acoustic Test Facility and Load Test Facility. It is well equipped with precision equipment to control quality and technical specifications at various stages, like precision jigs and fixtures for stacking of Piezo-ceramics, measuring and tuning of the transducer element / hydrophones, Post Vulcanisation Bonding machines, etc.

The facility is expected to generate an annual turnover of Rs.75-80 Crores in the initial years and up to the tune of Rs.200 Crores by 2026. The Transducer is a part of the Naval equipment, which BEL has been manufacturing and supplying since four decades with technology from NPOL (DRDO).

BEL Oxygen Concentrators: BEL is manufacturing 30,000 numbers of 5LPM and 10LPM Oxygen Concentrators for ONGC with indigenous technology from BPL Medical under the PM Cares initiative.

An oxygen concentrator works by filtering and concentrating oxygen molecules from the ambient air to provide patients with 90% to 95% pure oxygen. The BEL-made Oxygen concentrator, with dual flow output, is used for therapeutic requirements of patients with heart problems, respiratory diseases, brain fatigue, athletics fatigue or plateau hypoxia. The Oxygen Concentrator is meant to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and also to be used for Oxygen Scarcity Management and providing an industrial eco system for medical devices.

The BEL Oxygen Concentrator, which will be delivered in 4-5 months’ time, is expected to generate a turnover of Rs. 184 Crores for BEL in 2021-22.

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) received three Governance Now Awards: for Nation Building, HR Excellence and Digital Security; and Mr K M Shivakumaran, Director (HR), BEL received the HR Leadership Award. The awards were presented by Dr Kiran Bedi at the 8 th Governance Now PSU Awards ceremony held virtually on Thursday, July 29, 2021. All four awards were received by Mr K M Shivakumaran, Director (HR), BEL. The Governance Now Awards recognise the efforts of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) that have been key to the country’s growth.

Mr K M Shivakumaran, Director (HR), BEL, received the HR Leadership Award for being a dynamic and visionary HR leader. His rich and varied experience as a HR professional has helped in transforming the HR function to be an enabler in business. He has been instrumental in adopting and implementing new HR policies. He takes keen interest in the well-being of employees and their families.

BEL received the Award for Nation Building for supporting the Government’s fight against Covid 19 by manufacturing and supplying 30,000 indigenous ICU ventilators in record time. BEL is proud to have created a capable ecosystem for manufacturing medical grade equipment indigenously and addressing the healthcare needs of our nation in a timely manner. This a true example of Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

The HR Excellence Award was given for BEL achieving People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM) Level 3, being an excellent employer with positive leadership and management, having integrated ethical culture, clear human resources policy that creates a stimulating and supportive workplace, where employees are engaged with company values and strategic goals with excellence in staff retention and development. There are structured executive development programmes in place as well as reskilling / repositioning of human resources in accordance with new technological implementations or policy changes or business diversification. BEL empowers women and provides a good work-life balance.

The Award for Digital Security recognised BEL setting up Internet Security Operations Centre (SOC) to protect information and data from unauthorized people.

The Indian Navy and BEL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 29, 2021, at the Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi, for creation of a joint Technology Incubation Forum (TIF).

The Technology Incubation Forum reflects the joint vision of Indian Navy and BEL towards innovative and creative thinking and fostering development of emerging technologies. The broad charter of the TIF includes technology development in the domain of Weapons & Sensors, Information Technology and Emerging Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Autonomous Platforms/ Robotics, Image Processing and Cognitive Radio. The TIF will spearhead mission mode development of deployable products under the Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative with involvement of industry, academia and start-ups.

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has contributed Rs. 5.45 Crores from its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Fund to the PM CARES Fund, in support of the Government’s concerted efforts in dealing with the challenges arising out of the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BEL is also utilising Rs. 4 Crores of its CSR Fund to set up Medical Oxygen Generation Plants in 12 Government hospitals in six states to ramp up their oxygen requirement and help ease current crisis across the country.

BEL is putting in all efforts to support the country’s war against COVID-19. Last year, the Company had released Rs. 10 Crores from its CSR Fund towards the PM CARES Fund, to combat and contain the pandemic in India and also for relief efforts.

Bengaluru

April 30, 2021

ASHOK K S

SR DGM (CORP COMN)

Bengaluru, April 5, 2021: It was a moment of pride for Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) when a year  back it received the Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA)’s Green Channel Status certificate for  supply of Spares for Flycatcher Radar, manufactured at its Military Radar Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in  Bangalore. It was the first time any organisation in India was issued this coveted certificate, ever since the  Green Channel Policy was formulated.

Today, the Navratna Defence PSU has received 12 Green Channel Certificates for a total of 41 products  manufactured at 10 SBUs/Units: Ghaziabad Unit and Military Radar SBU for Radars, Naval Systems I and  Naval Systems II SBUs for Naval products, Military Communications SBU and Panchkula Unit for  Communication equipment, Machilipatnam Unit for Opto Electronic products, Navi Mumbai Unit for spares  for Mast, Pune Unit for batteries for communication equipment, and Chennai Unit for gun upgrade.

The Ministry of Defence promulgated the Green Channel Policy for promoting ease of doing business as  part of its ‘Make in India’ initiatives. A mechanism has been set up to award Green Channel Status to firms  with pre-defined financial and quality credentials for broad categories of items having continuous  requirement in the Defence Forces. Responsibility of inspection of goods is given to the firms, after their  credentials are verified by the Green Channel Committee (GCC), comprising of various stakeholders from  DGQA and the procurement ecosystem.

Green Channel Status is the authority given by the Purchaser to the Manufacturer to formally certify its  products or stores on behalf of the purchaser or any other authority designated by him, after having  verified the Firm’s infrastructure, quality policies and practices to produce and supply goods of specified  quality. The Purchaser’s confidence in the Firm’s Quality Assurance is the central tenet in awarding of  Green Channel Status.

Photo captions:

Lt Gen R K Malhotra, DG DGQA, presenting to Mr Jagadish Chand, GM (Radar)/BEL-Ghaziabad, the Green  Channel Certificate for Ghaziabad Unit for supply of Reporter and Bharani Radars and Spares.

Lt Gen R K Malhotra, DG DGQA, presenting to Mr Ramakrishnan L, GM (MR)/BEL-Bangalore, the Green  Channel Certificate for Military Radar SBU of BEL-Bangalore for supply of Weapon Locating Radar, Battle  Field Surveillance Radar (Medium Range / Short Range) and Schilka Weapon System Upgrade.

Lt Gen R K Malhotra, DG DGQA, presenting to Mr G L Pedro, GM (BEL-Chennai), the Green Channel  Certificate for Chennai Unit for supply of L-70 Gun Upgrade and BMP Mk II equipment.

Bengaluru, April 1, 2021:

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a turnover of about Rs.13500 Crores (Provisional & Unaudited) during Financial Year 2020-21, against previous year’s turnover of Rs.12608 Crores in spite of the challenges posed by COVID19 Pandemic & intense competition in business.

BEL’s Order Book as on 1.4.2021 is around Rs.53000 Crs. In the year 2020-21, BEL secured significant orders worth Rs.15000 Crs. Some of the major orders acquired during the year are ICU Ventilators, Software Defined Radios & Communication equipment, Various types of Radars, Sonars, Torpedo Decoy Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems, Networking & Encryption products, and smart cities etc.

Some of the flagship projects executed during FY 2020-21 are ICU Ventilators, Missile Systems (Akash & LRSAM), Gun Upgrades, Various Radars, Various Sonars, Command & Control Systems, Electro-optic systems, Communication & Encryption products, EW Systems, Coastal Surveillance System, Electronic Fuzes, Home Land Security & Smart City Projects, KFON, Avionics Package for LCA etc.

BEL achieved Export sales of around US$ 50 Million during FY 2020-21. Major products exported include Coastal Surveillance System, Trans-Receive (TR) Modules, Bharati Radio, Identification of Friend or Foe–Interrogator (IFFI), Electro-Optic System Compact Multi-Purpose Advanced Stabilization System (EOS CoMPASS), Electro-Mechanical parts, Radar Finger Printing System (RFPS), Low Band Receivers (LBREC), Spares for Radars etc.

BEL’s Chairman & Managing Director M V Gowtama said, “BEL will continue its efforts in becoming Self-Reliant through enhanced focus on indigenization, Outsourcing to Domestic industry with more thrust on MSME & GeM procurement and thus minimizing import dependency. The company is poised to explore & tap new growth areas and new business avenues through continuous diversification, enhancement of capabilities & competitiveness, Modernization etc. BEL has forayed into new potential business segments viz., Healthcare Solutions, Network & Cyber Security, Space Electronics, Energy Storage Systems, Software etc., and is confident of making significant headway in these segments in the years to come.

Bengaluru, March 30, 2021: Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), a Navratna  Defence PSU, has paid second interim dividend of 140% on its paid-up capital  to the Government of India for financial year 2020 – 21.

Mr M V Gowtama, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, presented the second interim dividend cheque of Rs. 174,43,63,569.20/- (Rupees One Hundred Seventy-four Crores Forty-Three Lacs Sixty-three Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-nine and Twenty Paise only), payable on the shares held by the President of India, to the honorable Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, at New Delhi on March 30, 2021. BEL has declared 140% percent as second interim dividend (Rs. 1.40/- per share) to its shareholders for the financial year 2020 – 21.

This is the 18th consecutive year that BEL is paying Interim Dividend. BEL has  paid a total dividend of 280% on its paid up capital for the financial year 2019 –  20.

Photo caption:    

Mr M V Gowtama, CMD, BEL, presenting the Second Interim Dividend  Cheque to the Hon’ble Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, on March  30, 2021, at New Delhi.

Bengaluru, February 4, 2021: At Aero India 2021 today, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) announced an MoU to continue to cooperate in addressing the needs of the evolving domestic and export markets for Defence products and systems. The MoU seeks to leverage capabilities of both the firms through strategic alignment, enhancing indigenisation content and collaboration using high-end and advanced technologies to meet domestic needs and enhance export prospects.

Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, and Mr Arun Ramchandani, Executive Vice President (Defence & Aerospace), L&T, have signed the MoU documents.

About Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL): BEL is a multi-product, multi-technology, multi-Unit conglomerate having products in the areas of Radars, Missile Systems, Military Communications, Naval Systems, Electronic Warfare & Avionics, C4I Systems, Electro Optics, Tank Electronics & Gun/Weapon System Upgrades and Electronic Fuzes in the Defence segment. BEL’s non-Defence business segment includes areas such as Electronic Voting Machines, Homeland Security & Smart Cities, Solar, Satellite Integration & Space Electronics, Railways, AI, Cyber Security, Software as a Service, Energy Storage Products, besides Composite Shelters & Masts.

About Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T): Larsen & Toubro is an Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services with over USD 21 billion in revenue. It operates in over 30 countries worldwide. A strong, customer–focused approach and the constant quest for top-class quality have enabled L&T to attain and sustain leadership in its major lines of business for eight decades.

Bengaluru, February 4, 2021: At Aero India 2021, Bengaluru, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Grene Robotics Pvt Ltd entered into an MoU for co-operation in the development of Autonomous Manpads Data Link System (AMDLS) and also to leverage the policy initiatives of the Indian Government, such as Make in India.

The MoU was signed on behalf of BEL and Grene Robotics Pvt Ltd by Mr Rajasekharan M V, Director (R&D), BEL, and Wg Cdr M V N Sai, Director – Defence, Grene Robotics, respectively.

About Grene Robotics Pvt. Ltd: Grene Robotics Pvt Ltd an Indian company is a cutting-edge technology R&D house that is inspired by nature’s efficient and intelligent design. Since its inception in 2008 Grene Robotics has pioneered in the R&D of Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics with a vision to design, develop and deploy the most cutting-edge and one-of-a-kind autonomous systems for enterprises and governments. Grene Robotics has expertise in software environment for carrying out all defence related integration system powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

About BEL: BEL is a multi-product, multi-technology, multi-Unit conglomerate having products in the areas of Radars, Missile Systems, Military Communications, Naval Systems, Electronic Warfare & Avionics, C4I Systems, Electro Optics, Tank Electronics & Gun/Weapon System Upgrades and Electronic Fuzes in the Defence segment. BEL’s non-Defence business segment includes areas such as Electronic Voting Machines, Homeland Security & Smart Cities, Solar, Satellite Integration & Space Electronics, Railways, AI, Cyber Security, Software as a Service, Energy Storage Products, besides Composite Shelters & Masts.

 Mr Rajasekharan M V, Director (R&D), BEL, said after the MoU signing: “AMDL is a state-of-the-art data link system, which exploits AI to provide a comprehensive air defence solution. We are happy to be partnering with Grene Robotics, which is a niche company working in the core areas of AI and Robotics.” Photo caption: Mr Rajasekharan M V, Director (R&D), BEL, and Wg Cdr M V N Sai, Director – Defence, Grene Robotics Pvt Ltd, exchange the MoU documents at Aero India 2021 today in the presence of senior officers of BEL and Grene Robotics.