BEL Deal for Indian Army Tech: The Ministry of Defence has signed a new deal with Bharat Electronics Limited, Hyderabad, for five ground-based Mobile Electronic Systems for the Indian Army. The deal is worth Rs 1,476 crore and the systems will have at least 72% indigenous content. The contract was signed under the “Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)” category at Kartavya Bhawan-2 in New Delhi, in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh.
These systems are made to help the Army with electronic warfare, surveillance, and safe tactical communication. In simple words, they are mobile military tools that can help detect and track enemy signals and give soldiers a clearer picture of what is happening on the battlefield. BEL already makes similar indigenous defence products, including mobile ground-based ELINT systems and secure communication systems.
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The government said this contract will help modernise Army units and also support India’s defence manufacturing base. The Ministry said the deal fits with the larger push for “Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India in the defence sector”.
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A day earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke at the North Tech Symposium in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He said defence research is now a top priority and said the DRDO has already transferred more than 2,200 technologies to industry. He also said 25% of the Defence R&D budget has been given to industry, academia, and start-ups, and that these groups have already used more than Rs 4,500 crore from it.
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He also said India’s domestic defence production has touched a record Rs 1.54 lakh crore in Financial Year 2025-26, while defence exports reached an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore. According to him, this is a sign that India’s self-reliance push is moving in the right direction and is getting stronger.
