Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is India’s leading defence electronics company and a designated Navratna public sector undertaking. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Bengaluru, it supplies the electronic backbone of India’s armed forces across land, sea and air.

Product range

  • Radars and sensors: surveillance, fire-control and weapon-locating radars, often built around DRDO designs.
  • Communications: secure tactical radios, networks and encryption systems.
  • Electronic warfare: jammers, self-protection suites and signals-intelligence systems.
  • Weapon and C4I systems: fire-control, command-and-control and naval combat-management systems.

Manufacturing footprint

BEL operates units across India and works closely with DRDO laboratories to industrialise indigenous designs, while increasingly serving civilian and export markets.

Role in self-reliance

As the primary manufacturer of defence electronics, BEL is a cornerstone of Atmanirbhar Bharat, localising high-technology systems that were once imported.