Bengaluru: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) announced December 22 that it has received orders worth Rs 2,673 crore from Goa Shipyard Limited (Value: Rs 1,701 crore) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (Value: Rs 972 crore) for supply of 14 types of sensors for use on Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPV).

This will have the participation of electronics and associated industries including MSMEs, which are sub-vendors of BEL. The equipment manufactured by BEL are part of the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ programme.

In addition, the company has also received additional orders worth Rs 86.15 crore since the last disclosure on December 15, 2023, and the said orders pertain to miscellaneous Spares & Services.

With the above, BEL has bagged cumulative orders of worth Rs 25,935.15 crore till now in the current financial year.