Bharat Electronics Limited
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Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is a state-owned electronics company with about nine factories, and few regional offices in India
. It is owned by the Indian Government & primarily manufactures advanced electronic products for the Indian Armed Forces
.BEL is one of the eight PSUs under Ministry of Defence, Government Of India. It has even earned the government's Navratna
status.
As of April 1, 2008, BEL's order book is estimated to be around .
BEL designs, develops and manufactures products in the fields of:
In addition to these manufacturing units, BEL has the following regional offices:
Liaison Office:
Tubes and associated high voltage Power Supply Units for use in military, security and commercial systems.The company is located in Bhosari Industrial Area, Pune.
Medical System. The facility based at Whitefield, Bangalore
, India, 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 Rs. 450 Crores(US$97 Million) including an export of over Rs. 430 Crores(US$92 Million).The company has been recognized for its outstanding export performance since 1998 by the Export Promotion Councils.
products for the workplace. Multitone invented paging in 1956 when it developed the world's first system to serve the "life or death" environment of St.Thomas Hospital, London.
Brief details of the products are:
In 1966, BEL set up a Radar manufacturing facility for the Army and in-house R&D. In 1967 BEL Manufacturing Transmitting Tubes, Silicon Devices and Integrated Circuits. The PCB manufacturing facility was established in 1968.
In 1970 BEL started making Black & White TV Picture Tube, X-ray Tube and Microwave Tubes. In 1971 BEL set up facilities for manufacture of Integrated Circuits and Hybrid Micro Circuits. 1972 BEL established manufacturing facilities for TV Transmitters for Doordarshan. In the year 1973 BEL began manufacturing Frigate Radars for the Navy.
Under the government's policy of decentralization and due to strategic reasons, BEL set up new units at different location across the country. The second unit of BEL was set up at Ghaziabad in 1974 to manufacture Radars and Tropo communication equipment for the Indian Air Force
. The third unit was established at Pune in 1979 to manufacture Image Converter and Image Intensifier Tubes.
In 1980, first overseas office of BEL was set up at New York for procurement of components and materials.
In 1981, a manufacturing facility for Magnesium Manganese Dioxide batteries was set up at Pune. The Space Electronic Division was set up at Bangalore to support the satellite programmes in 1982. The same year saw BEL achieve a turnover of Rs.100 crores(US$21 Million).
In 1983, the Andhra Scientific Company (ASCO) was taken over by BEL converted it to its fourth manufacturing unit at Machilipatnam. In 1985, the fifth unit was set up in Chennai for supply of Tank Electronics, with proximity to HVF
, Avadi. The sixth unit was set up at Panchkula the same year to manufacture Military Communication equipment.
In 1986 BEL set up three units- Its seventh unit was set up at Kotdwara to manufacture Switching Equipment, the eighth unit to manufacture TV Glass Shell at Taloja (Navi Mumbai) and the ninth Unit at Hyderabad to manufacture Electronic Warfare Equipment.
In 1987, a separate Naval Equipment Division was set up at Bangalore to give greater focus to Naval projects. The first Central Research Laboratory was established at Bangalore in 1988 to focus on futuristic Research & Development.
In 1989 BEL started manufacturing Telecom Switching and Transmission Systems as also the set up the Mass Manufacturing Facility in Bangalore and the manufacture of the first batch of 75,000 Electronic Voting Machines.
The agreement for setting up BEL's first Joint Venture Company, BE DELFT, with M/s Delft of Holland was signed in 1990. Recently this became a subsidiary of BEL with the exit of the foreign partner and has been renamed BEL Optronic Devices Limited.
The second Central Research Laboratory was established at Ghaziabad in 1992. The first disinvestment (20%) and listing of the Company's shares in Bangalore and Mumbai Stock Exchanges took place in same year-1992.
In 1996, BEL achieved Rs 1,000 crore(US$215 Million) turnover.
In 1997, GE BEL, the second Joint Venture Company with M/s GE, USA, was formed as also the third JVC with M/s Multitone, UK, BEL Multitone. The same year, the US imposed supply restrictions on BEL.
In 1998, BEL set up its second overseas office at Singapore to source components from South East Asia. In the same year US and Europe imposed sanctions on BEL. The Company was able to overcome the effects of the sanctions and kept up the promised deliveries to customers.
In the year 2000 BEL reorganized its Bangalore unit into six Strategic Business Units (SBUs). The R&D groups in Bangalore were also restructured into Specific Core Groups and Product Development Groups. The same year, BEL shares were listed in the National Stock Exchange.
In 2002, BEL became the first defence PSU to get operational Mini Ratna Category I status. In 2003, the Company's turnover crossed the Rs.2,500 crores mark(US$540 Million). In 2005, BEL achieved a turnover of Rs.3,220 crore(US$695 Million). BEL achieved a turnover of Rs.3,560 crore(US$767 Million) in 2005-06.
In June 2007, BEL was conferred the Navratna status based on its consistent performance.
On May 12, 2010 Boeing announced that it received the Data Link II communications technology for the Indian Navy’s P-8I from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in April, one month ahead of schedule. BEL delivered the Indian-designed communications system that will enable exchange of tactical data and messages between Indian Navy aircraft, ships and shore establishments. Boeing will install the system during P-8I final assembly.
On 2011 Indian government owned Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL)
will showcase its entire range of C4ISR capabilities
including Network Centric Warfare technologies developed
in-house at Aero India 2011.
These include Command & Control System, Air Space Management;
Multi Sensor Tracking, Situation Simulator and Tactical
Algorithm for Air Defence applications; Battlefield Management System
and an all-weather 24x7 coastal surveillance system.
In addition, new products and technologies including Software Defined Radios, Next Generation Bulk Encryptor and High Data Tactical Radio will also be on show. Airborne products to be displayed include Radar Finger Printing System, Data Link, Digital Flight Control Computer and Identification Friend or Foe.
Also on display would be the complete range of Opto Electronic equipment, including Night Vision Devices, Digital Hand Held Compass and Advanced Land Navigation System.
Akash, the Indian-made guided missile air defence weapon system for which BEL is the lead integrator will be displayed outdoor. Another major system is Weapon Locating Radar, the state-of-the-art passive, phased array radar which has undergone successful user trials by the Indian defence forces.
BEL assign some resources for social causes. When it completed 50 years of existence it allocated a good amount of funds for celebration. Approximately Rs 4 Crore were spent of society related initiatives. BEL has set up and Electronics Gallery at Visveswariah Industrial and Technological Museum in Bangalore.
BEL encourages culture of community initiative at its manufacturing unit level and ensures all the employees take part in these initiatives.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is owned by the Indian Government & primarily manufactures advanced electronic products for the Indian Armed Forces
Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. They consist of the Army, Navy and Air Force, supported by three paramilitary forces and various inter-service institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command.The President of India is...
.BEL is one of the eight PSUs under Ministry of Defence, Government Of India. It has even earned the government's Navratna
Navratnas
Navratna was the title given originally to nine Public Sector Enterprises identified by the Government of India in 1997 as "public sector companies that have comparative advantages", giving them greater autonomy to compete in the global market so as to "support [them] in their drive to become...
status.
As of April 1, 2008, BEL's order book is estimated to be around .
Products
- Electronic Voting MachinesIndian voting machinesElectronic Voting Machines are beingused in Indian General and State Elections to implement electronic voting in part from 1999 elections and in total since 2002 elections...
- RadarRadarRadar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
s- BEL Weapon Locating Radar
- BEL Battle Field Surveillance RadarBEL Battle Field Surveillance RadarThe PJT-531 Battle Field Surveillance Radar- Short Range ' is a man portable 2D short range Battle Field and Perimeter Surveillance Radar developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization...
- Indian Doppler RadarIndian Doppler RadarThe Indian Doppler Radar series of 2D radars were developed by India's DRDO for the Army and Air Force. The INDRA-I is a mobile surveillance radar for low level target detection while the INDRA-II is for ground controlled interception of targets....
- Samyukta Electronic Warfare SystemSamyukta Electronic Warfare SystemSamyukta is a mobile integrated electronic warfare system. Touted to be the largest Electronic Warfare System in India, it was developed jointly by DRDO, Bharat Electronics Limited, Corps of Signals of Indian Army. The System is fully mobile and is meant for tactical battlefield use...
- Central Acquisition Radar (3D-CAR)Central Acquisition Radar (3D-CAR)The Central Acquisition Radar is a 3D radar developed by DRDO for use with Akash SAM capable of tracking 150 targets.India has further developed its 3D CAR into all new locally produced ROHINI & REVATHI variants. The ROHINI is the Indian Air Force specific variant whereas the REVATHI is for the...
- Reporter Radar
- Telecommunications
- Sound and Vision BroadcastingBroadcastingBroadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
- Opto-electronics
- Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- Semiconductors
- MissileMissileThough a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self-propelled guided weapon system.-Etymology:The word missile comes from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send"...
- Akash missileAkash missileAkash is India's medium range surface-to-air missile defense system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Bharat Electronics Limited as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. The missile can target aircraft up to 30 km away, at altitudes up to...
- Akash missile
- Sonars
- Composite Communication System (CCS)
- Fire-control systemFire-control systemA fire-control system is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director, and radar, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target. It performs the same task as a human gunner firing a weapon, but attempts to do so faster and more...
- RadarRadarRadar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
- Electronic Warfare SystemsElectronic warfareElectronic warfare refers to any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults via the spectrum. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent the advantage of, and ensure friendly...
- Samyukta Electronic Warfare SystemSamyukta Electronic Warfare SystemSamyukta is a mobile integrated electronic warfare system. Touted to be the largest Electronic Warfare System in India, it was developed jointly by DRDO, Bharat Electronics Limited, Corps of Signals of Indian Army. The System is fully mobile and is meant for tactical battlefield use...
- Samyukta Electronic Warfare System
- Simulators
- Tank electronicsTankA tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
- Combined day sight for Arjun MBT
- Defence Communications
- Data Link II communications system for the Indian Navy’s P-8I
- Solar systems
- Naval systems
- ADC&RS
- IACCS
Locations
Units of Bharat Electronics Limited are in the following cities of India:- BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
(Corporate Head Office) - PanchkulaPanchkulaPanchkula is a planned city in Panchkula district, Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. It also shares seamless border with Mohali district in Punjab. The prestigious Chandimandir Cantonment Headquarters of the Indian Army Western Command, is also located in...
(ChandigarhChandigarhChandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
) - KotdwaraKotdwaraKotdwara is a town and district headquarter in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.-Geography:Kotdwara is one of the district of Uttarakhand, situated at the border of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, on the foothills of the Shivalik Range of Himalayan Mountains. It is locked in by hills from three sides...
- Ghaziabad
- PunePunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
- Hyderabad
- Navi MUMBAI
- MachilipatnamMachilipatnamMachilipatnam is a city and a special grade municipality in the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south east of state capital, Hyderabad.-History:...
- ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
In addition to these manufacturing units, BEL has the following regional offices:
- DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
- MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
- Vishakhapatnam
- KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
- Cochin
Liaison Office:
- AgraAgraAgra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
- New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
- SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
BEL Optronic Devices Ltd
BEL Optronic Devices Ltd. is a subsidiary company of BEL. It was established with the aim of conducting research, development and manufacture of Image IntensifierImage intensifier
An image intensifier tube is a vacuum tube device for increasing the intensity of available light in an optical system to allow use under low light conditions such as at night, to facilitate visual imaging of low-light processes such as fluorescence of materials to X-rays or gamma rays, or for...
Tubes and associated high voltage Power Supply Units for use in military, security and commercial systems.The company is located in Bhosari Industrial Area, Pune.
GE-BE Private Limited
GE-BE Pvt Limited was set up in 1997 as a joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited and General ElectricGeneral Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
Medical System. The facility based at Whitefield, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India, 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 Rs. 450 Crores(US$97 Million) including an export of over Rs. 430 Crores(US$92 Million).The company has been recognized for its outstanding export performance since 1998 by the Export Promotion Councils.
BEL - Multitone Ltd
BEL and Multitone, UK, offers Mobile CommunicationCommunication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
products for the workplace. Multitone invented paging in 1956 when it developed the world's first system to serve the "life or death" environment of St.Thomas Hospital, London.
Brief details of the products are:
- Access 700 one-way speech paging system which supports 100 pagers.
- Access 1000/3000 Radio Paging system which supports 1500/5000 users.
- Computer Radio Integration units.
- Digital Cordless Communication System
Development Timeline
BEL has state of the art manufacturing facilities for various products. Starting with the manufacture of a few communication equipment in 1956, BEL started producing Receiving Valves in 1961, Germanium Semiconductors in 1962 and Radio Transmitters for AIR in 1964.In 1966, BEL set up a Radar manufacturing facility for the Army and in-house R&D. In 1967 BEL Manufacturing Transmitting Tubes, Silicon Devices and Integrated Circuits. The PCB manufacturing facility was established in 1968.
In 1970 BEL started making Black & White TV Picture Tube, X-ray Tube and Microwave Tubes. In 1971 BEL set up facilities for manufacture of Integrated Circuits and Hybrid Micro Circuits. 1972 BEL established manufacturing facilities for TV Transmitters for Doordarshan. In the year 1973 BEL began manufacturing Frigate Radars for the Navy.
Under the government's policy of decentralization and due to strategic reasons, BEL set up new units at different location across the country. The second unit of BEL was set up at Ghaziabad in 1974 to manufacture Radars and Tropo communication equipment for the Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
. The third unit was established at Pune in 1979 to manufacture Image Converter and Image Intensifier Tubes.
In 1980, first overseas office of BEL was set up at New York for procurement of components and materials.
In 1981, a manufacturing facility for Magnesium Manganese Dioxide batteries was set up at Pune. The Space Electronic Division was set up at Bangalore to support the satellite programmes in 1982. The same year saw BEL achieve a turnover of Rs.100 crores(US$21 Million).
In 1983, the Andhra Scientific Company (ASCO) was taken over by BEL converted it to its fourth manufacturing unit at Machilipatnam. In 1985, the fifth unit was set up in Chennai for supply of Tank Electronics, with proximity to HVF
Heavy Vehicles Factory
The Heavy Vehicles Factory , Avadi, is located in proximity to Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. HVF was set up in the year 1965 when the Government of India decided to manufacture heavy battlefield equipments, including Vijayanta Tank and T-72s...
, Avadi. The sixth unit was set up at Panchkula the same year to manufacture Military Communication equipment.
In 1986 BEL set up three units- Its seventh unit was set up at Kotdwara to manufacture Switching Equipment, the eighth unit to manufacture TV Glass Shell at Taloja (Navi Mumbai) and the ninth Unit at Hyderabad to manufacture Electronic Warfare Equipment.
In 1987, a separate Naval Equipment Division was set up at Bangalore to give greater focus to Naval projects. The first Central Research Laboratory was established at Bangalore in 1988 to focus on futuristic Research & Development.
In 1989 BEL started manufacturing Telecom Switching and Transmission Systems as also the set up the Mass Manufacturing Facility in Bangalore and the manufacture of the first batch of 75,000 Electronic Voting Machines.
The agreement for setting up BEL's first Joint Venture Company, BE DELFT, with M/s Delft of Holland was signed in 1990. Recently this became a subsidiary of BEL with the exit of the foreign partner and has been renamed BEL Optronic Devices Limited.
The second Central Research Laboratory was established at Ghaziabad in 1992. The first disinvestment (20%) and listing of the Company's shares in Bangalore and Mumbai Stock Exchanges took place in same year-1992.
In 1996, BEL achieved Rs 1,000 crore(US$215 Million) turnover.
In 1997, GE BEL, the second Joint Venture Company with M/s GE, USA, was formed as also the third JVC with M/s Multitone, UK, BEL Multitone. The same year, the US imposed supply restrictions on BEL.
In 1998, BEL set up its second overseas office at Singapore to source components from South East Asia. In the same year US and Europe imposed sanctions on BEL. The Company was able to overcome the effects of the sanctions and kept up the promised deliveries to customers.
In the year 2000 BEL reorganized its Bangalore unit into six Strategic Business Units (SBUs). The R&D groups in Bangalore were also restructured into Specific Core Groups and Product Development Groups. The same year, BEL shares were listed in the National Stock Exchange.
In 2002, BEL became the first defence PSU to get operational Mini Ratna Category I status. In 2003, the Company's turnover crossed the Rs.2,500 crores mark(US$540 Million). In 2005, BEL achieved a turnover of Rs.3,220 crore(US$695 Million). BEL achieved a turnover of Rs.3,560 crore(US$767 Million) in 2005-06.
In June 2007, BEL was conferred the Navratna status based on its consistent performance.
On May 12, 2010 Boeing announced that it received the Data Link II communications technology for the Indian Navy’s P-8I from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in April, one month ahead of schedule. BEL delivered the Indian-designed communications system that will enable exchange of tactical data and messages between Indian Navy aircraft, ships and shore establishments. Boeing will install the system during P-8I final assembly.
On 2011 Indian government owned Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL)
will showcase its entire range of C4ISR capabilities
including Network Centric Warfare technologies developed
in-house at Aero India 2011.
These include Command & Control System, Air Space Management;
Multi Sensor Tracking, Situation Simulator and Tactical
Algorithm for Air Defence applications; Battlefield Management System
and an all-weather 24x7 coastal surveillance system.
In addition, new products and technologies including Software Defined Radios, Next Generation Bulk Encryptor and High Data Tactical Radio will also be on show. Airborne products to be displayed include Radar Finger Printing System, Data Link, Digital Flight Control Computer and Identification Friend or Foe.
Also on display would be the complete range of Opto Electronic equipment, including Night Vision Devices, Digital Hand Held Compass and Advanced Land Navigation System.
Akash, the Indian-made guided missile air defence weapon system for which BEL is the lead integrator will be displayed outdoor. Another major system is Weapon Locating Radar, the state-of-the-art passive, phased array radar which has undergone successful user trials by the Indian defence forces.
Corporate Social Responsibilities
BEL is involved in various community development initiatives wherever it is present across India. The BEL has its own educational institutions among them one is special school for the mentally challenged students. It has set up Hospital, Creche and other welfare measures for its employees and their dependants.BEL assign some resources for social causes. When it completed 50 years of existence it allocated a good amount of funds for celebration. Approximately Rs 4 Crore were spent of society related initiatives. BEL has set up and Electronics Gallery at Visveswariah Industrial and Technological Museum in Bangalore.
BEL encourages culture of community initiative at its manufacturing unit level and ensures all the employees take part in these initiatives.