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Bharat Electronics

Overview

Bharat Electronics Limited

type	Public
traded as	bse: 500049 nse: BEL BSE SENSEX constituent NSE NIFTY 50 constituent
industry	Aerospace Avionics Electronics Satellite communication Defence
foundation	1954
location city	Bengaluru, Karnataka
location country	India
area served	Worldwide
key people	Manoj Jain (Chairman & Managing Director)
products	Avionics Electronics Radars Weapon systems Electronic voting machines IFF C4I systems
revenue	inr 245110000000 (2025)
operating income	inr 70990000000 (2025)
net income	inr 53220000000 (2025)
assets	inr 404180000000 (2025)
equity	inr 196970000000 (2025)
num employees	8,844 (March 2025) ‡R1R‡
owners	Government of India (51.14%) Life Insurance Corporation (7.5%) Bank of Baroda (4%)
footnotes	Financials as of 31 March 2025.‡R2R‡

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is an Indian public sector aerospace and defence electronics company, headquartered in Bengaluru. It primarily manufactures advanced electronic products for ground and aerospace applications. BEL is one of sixteen PSUs under the administration of the Ministry of Defence of India. It has been granted Navratna status by the Government of India.[3]

History

Bharat Electronics Limited was founded in Bangalore, Karnataka, India in 1954.[4]

Starting with the manufacture of a few communication equipment in 1956, BEL started manufacturing receiving valves in 1961, germanium semiconductors in 1962, and radio transmitters for All India Radio in 1964 with help from the Soviet Union.[5]

Products

BEL designs, develops and manufactures a range of products in the following fields:

Some products are manufactured by Bharat Electronics Ltd. with the help of ToT (Transfer of Technology).

Electronic voting machines[23]
Voter-verified paper audit trail[24]
Traffic signals[25]
Radars
Swathi Weapon Locating Radar
BEL Battle Field Surveillance Radar
Indian Doppler Radar (INDRA)
Samyukta Electronic Warfare System
Central acquisition radar (3D-CAR)
Reporter Radar
Low-Level Transportable Radar Ashwini (18 units ordered by the Indian Air Force on 12 March 2025 at a cost of inr 20960000000)[26][27]
Telecommunications
Sound and vision broadcasting
Opto-electronics
Information technology
Semiconductors
Missiles
Akash (missile) in partnership with the Ordnance Factory Board
Sonars
Hull Mounted Sonar Array
HUMSA (First Generation) – INS Mumbai, Rajput-class, Godavari-class, Brahmaputra-class, Talwar-class (Batch 1 & Batch 2)[28][29]
HUMSA-UG (Second Generation)[30] – Upgraded variant[31][32][33]
HUMSA-NG (Third Generation)[34] – Kolkata-class,[35] Visakhapatnam-class,[36] Shivalik-class,[37] Nilgiri-class,[38] Talwar-class (Batch 3 & Batch 4),[39] Kamorta-class[40]
HUMSA-NG Mk 2 (Fourth Generation)[41]
Nagin active towed array sonar – Kolkata-class,[42] Visakhapatnam-class[43]
USHUS (Integrated Submarine Active/Passive Sonar)
Panchendriya (Submarine Active/Passive Sonar)
Composite Communication System (CCS)
Fire-control system
Lynx-U2 (for OTO Melara 76 mm)[44]
Electronic warfare systems
F-INSAS in partnership with the Ordnance Factory Board
Simulators
Tank electronics
Combined day sight for OFB Arjun MBT
Defence communications
Data Link II communications system for the Indian Navy's P-8I
Combat management system for the Indian Navy
Solar power generation systems
Naval systems
C4I systems for the Air Force
A low-cost tablet PC being used in the Socio-economic Caste Census 2011
Biometrics Capturing for Nation Population Register
Encryptors for the Ministry of Home Affairs
IFF (Identify Friend or Foe) secondary radar
SDR and IP radio in multiple frequency bands

Joint ventures

BEL Thales Limited

BEL-Thales Systems Limited is a joint venture company (JVC) between Bharat Electronics Limited and Thales. Incorporated on 28 August 2014, the company is located in the BEL Industrial Estate, Jalahalli, Bengaluru.[47]

GE-BE Pvt Limited

GE-BE Pvt Limited was set up in 1997 as a joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited and General Electric Medical System. The facility based at Whitefield, Bangalore, manufactures X-ray tubes for RAD & F and CT systems, as well as components such as high voltage tanks and detector modules for CT systems. The products are exported worldwide and meet the safety and regulatory standards specified by FDA, CE, MHW, AERB, and the facility has been accredited with ISO-9001; ISO-13485, and ISO-14001 certifications. GE-BEL also markets the conventional X-ray tubes made at the Pune unit of BEL. The turnover of GE-BEL during 2004–2005 was over ₹4.50 billion (US$97 million,) including an export of over ₹4.30 billion (US$92 million). The company has been recognised for its outstanding export performance since 1998 by the Export Promotion Councils.

BEL IAI AeroSystems

In 2024, BEL and Israel Aerospace Industries formed a joint venture company named BEL IAI AeroSystems.[48] According to BEL, the joint venture was formed to provide life cycle support, including technical and maintenance related support, for India's Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile air defence systems.[48]

BEL-Safran Electronics & Defense

Bharat Electronics and Safran Electronics & Defense signed memorandum of understanding on February 11, 2025, to establish a joint venture for the production, customization, sales, and upkeep of Armement Air-Sol Modulaire in India.[49]

On 16 February 2026, BEL approved the Project HAMMER which includes the formation of the joint venture, a 50:50 equity Private Limited Company under the Companies Act 2013. The joint venture will operate a Centre of Excellence that will act as "technology and teaming partner for the manufacturing, supply, maintenance and repair of the Guidance Kit of the HAMMER weapon system". The JV will have a board of four directors two nominated by each BEL and SED. The primary users include the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.[50][51] The partnership was one of the agenda during the bilateral meet between French president Emmanuel Macron and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.[52]