Bharat Electronics Limited

Pilatus aircraft deal: CBI has fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, bureaucrats in its crosshairs

Firstpost on 9 April reported that two senior officers of Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) who joined Sanjay Bhandari's firm after retirement, were under the scanner of investigating agencies in the basic trainer aircraft deal.

Vigilance chief recommends action in Rs 7,900-cr IAF project scam, even as BEL's management hunts down whistleblowers

The top vigilance officer in Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has recommended action in the Rs 7,900-crore air defence scam uncovered by Firstpost, but it is learnt that the top management has launched a hunt to identify the whistle blowers in a bid to cover up the revelations, which point towards a conspiracy involving BEL officials and private companies including foreign vendors.

BEL allegedly violated string of norms to award contracts to German, Finnish firms; ex-CMD, two retired defence officials under scanner

Documents reviewed by Firstpost shows BEL, in the gross violation of purchase procedure, awarded plant and machinery contracts worth hundreds of crores to foreign firms including Temet OY of Finland, Pro Hub Hebetechnik GmbH and Mueller Safe of Germany.

ISRO ties up with three companies to assemble 27 satellites in three years

The consortium is led by Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bharat Electronics Limited and the Tatas.

AAP calls EC's EVM 'hackathon' a farce; opens registration for parallel challenge

Terming the EC's EVM challenge a "farce", AAP opened registration for its parallel challenge and invited people to hack EVMs under the poll panel's guidelines.

Israel Aerospace Industries seals $630 million deal with India to supply missile defence systems

State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries said on Sunday it has closed another major deal worth USD 630 million with India to supply advanced long-range air and missile defence systems for four ships of the Indian Navy.

Bharat Electronics Limited sets up factory to cater to demand for night vision products

BEL, a Navratna defence public sector undertaking, is setting up the plant in Andhra Pradesh on 50 acres of land with an investment of Rs 300 crore.

BEL completes Akash Air Defence System firing trials

In the trials conducted from 17 to 22 November, the systems were tested successfully under extreme flight condition of near boundary low altitude, far boundary high altitude and multi-target and multi-missile scenario, BEL said in a release.

Navy plans to equip warships with European sonar systems

Navy officials said that Atlas Elektronik is the lowest bidder and the defence ministry has to take a final decision on the inking of the deal.

All-party meet to show EVMs with verifiable vote, apex court told

The Election Commission on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has convened an all-party meet on 10 May to demonstrate the voters verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) in the EVMs and evolve consensus on its introduction.