Research & Development
Research and Development is a key focus area at BEL. Research & Development activities started in 1958 and have been contributing steadily to the growth of BEL’s business and self-reliance in the field of defence electronics and other chosen areas of professional electronics.
BEL’s R&D Policy is to enhance the company’s pre-eminence in defence electronics and other chosen fields and products through Research & Development. Major R&D objectives of BEL is development of new products built with cutting-edge technology modules to meet customer requirements ensuring that the developed products are state-of-the-art, competitive and of the highest quality. BEL has a three-tier R&D: the first tier being the Development and Engineering Divisions at the Unit / Strategic Business Unit level, whose role is to generate new business by developing new products and obtaining customer acceptance, provide product lifecycle support and upgrades, and develop processes and components as necessary; the second tier is the Central Development and Engineering Division which supports the Unit D&E Divisions with the supply of specialized technology modules and the third tier is the Central Research Laboratories (CRLs) at Bangalore and Delhi, whose role is to work on critical areas of technology and develop enabling technology modules.