Tripartite MoU with Elbit and GRSE for Unmanned Surface Vessels
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed a tripartite MoU with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) and Elbit Systems, Israel. Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, Cmde S Nayyar (IN Retd), Director (Ship Building), GRSE, and Mr Yaron Levi, Vice President (Naval Systems), Elbit Systems, signed the tripartite MoU on behalf of BEL, GRSE and Elbit. The MoU aims at leveraging the individual strengths of BEL, Elbit and GRSE for the development and customisation of Elbit’s Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) for the requirements of the Indian Navy.
(Left-Right) Cmde S Nayyar (IN Retd), Director (Ship Building), GRSE, Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, and Mr Yaron Levi, Vice President (Naval Systems), Elbit Systems, display the tripartite MoU signed between BEL, GRSE and Elbit Systems.
MoU with OFB
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Bharat Electronics Limited signed an MoU to continue their existing co-operation in the field of air defence & artillery gun systems, armoured fighting vehicles, arms & ammunition and related products, systems and accessories, leveraging complementary strengths, to meet the requirements of Indian Armed Forces among others.
Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, and Mr E R Sheikh, Sr DDG, OFB, exchanging the MoU documents in the presence of Shripad Yesso Naik, Raskha Rajya Mantri, Mr Hari Mohan, DGOF & Chairman, OFB, and Mr Gowtama M V, CMD, BEL.
Contract with MoD for Coastal Surveillance System, Phase-II
Bharat Electronics Limited signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, to establish Phase-II of the Coastal Surveillance System or Chain of Static Sensors developed for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The contract envisages, among other things, setting up of 38 Radar Stations and five Command and Control Centres against a stiff time line, and at challenging geographical locations along the coast line of India, including that of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
BEL had earlier implemented Phase-I of the project successfully on turnkey basis by establishing 46 Radar Stations and 16 hierarchical Command and Control Centres. The system, which is operational, is being utilised by ICG for more than four years. The BEL Coastal Surveillance System (CSS) comprises a network of Remote Radar Stations equipped with sensors like Radar Systems, AIS (Automatic Identification System), Electro Optic Systems, Meteorological Systems and VHF Radio Communication Systems integrated with the Command and Control Centres. The CSS solution provided by BEL is software intensive and has been developed entirely in-house. The Coastal Surveillance software can be customised to meet the operational requirements of customers, depending on their need. This CSS software is also provided with various decision support features.
The system caters to the requirement of maritime surveillance applications to detect, track, identify and monitor suspected threats to facilitate appropriate action by the security agencies. The data from all the connected Remote Radar stations received at the respective Command and Control Centres are correlated, processed, integrated and displayed in real time on a Common Operation Picture Display for carrying out surveillance operations. The data may further be communicated to higher hierarchical level Command Control Centres for facilitating decision-making and initiation of suitable action, if required.
Lockheed Martin and BEL to explore opportunities in F-21 fighter programme
Lockheed Martin signed an MoU with Bharat Electronics Limited to explore industrial opportunities in the F-21 programme. Lockheed Martin is strengthening and growing its partnerships with the Indian industry to support the company’s F-21 proposal for the Indian Air Force. “We are excited to begin exploring F-21 opportunities with BEL, one of India’s leading aerospace and defence companies,” stated Dr Vivek Lall, Vice President of Stragety and Business Development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. “An F-21 partnership with India integrates Indian industry, including BEL, into the world’s largest and most successful fighter aircraft ecosystem and demonstrates Lockheed Martin’s commitment to India.”
Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, stated, “We are happy to collaborate with Lockheed Martin which is a global major in the aerospace sector. We are eagerly looking forward to cash in on this co-operation to address domestic and international market needs in this sector.”