Navratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and SELEX Galileo have signed an MoU which will explore potential opportunities in the field of Electronic Warfare in the Indian market for offset requirements and contract manufacturing for export markets. Current opportunities include offset requirements in MoD programmes like MMRCA, wherein SELEX Galileo is participating through global aircraft manufacturers.
SELEX Galileo has an unbroken heritage of electronic warfare equipment development since 1940. The collaboration between DEL, the principal developer and manufacturer of electronic warfare equipment for the Indian Armed Forces, and SELEX Galileo will provide significant new market opportunities for both companies.
BEL, the leading Indian defence electronics major, is a government-owned Navratna Company. BEL is engaged in the design, development and manufacture of a wide range of cutting-edge C4I solutions, Military Communication Systems, Radars & Sonars, Naval Systems and Electronic Warfare Systems, for the use of the defence services, paramilitary organisations and other government users.