Focus on indigenisation, says Gowtama
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Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) continues with its indigenization programme and conslidate its market leadership in the defence business.
BEL’s Chairman & Managing Director, M V Gowtama said, “These efforts will complement BEL to sustain growth, capitalise future opportunities and consolidate market leadership in the Defence business.
“The focus on indigenisation for self-reliance has continued with more vigour, besides capacity building, expansion and enhanced outsourcing to SME sector,” he said.
Also, BEL has been able to maintain good order acquisition this year, said Gowtama, in giving update on the projects.
Some of the flagship projects executed during fiscal year 2017-18 include Integrated Air Command & Control System (IACCS), Weapon Locating Radar (WLR), Hand Held Thermal Imager (HHTI), Akash Weapon System (Army), Naval Fire Control System, Integrated Communication System, 3-D Tactical Control Radar (TCR), Electronic Warfare Systems, L-70 Gun Upgrade, Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). fii-news.com