Bengaluru: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) September 19 signed a Teaming Agreement with Reliasat Inc. Canada to collaborate in the area of space products.
The Teaming Agreement aims at leveraging BEL and Reliasat’s capabilities in the domain of space. This is a significant step that will enable BEL to foray into the space segment, in line with the Government of India’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make-in-India’ initiatives, and strengthen its existing portfolio.
The Teaming Agreement was signed at BEL’s Corporate Office in Bengaluru by K V Suresh Kumar, Director (Marketing), and Gurvinder Chohan, CEO, Reliasat Inc. Senior BEL officers Rashmi Kathuria, GM (SCCS) & Unit Head, BEL-Ghaziabad, Niti Pandit, GM (SP), Puneet Jain, AGM (Marketing), A K Singh, AGM (D&E), Prakash S P, AGM (TP), Abhinav Paharia, AGM (SP), and K R Amarnath, Sales Director, Reliasat India were present.
BEL, a Navaratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, enjoys leadership position in the Defence / Strategic Electronics market in India. BEL has expertise in the design, development, engineering, manufacture of Radars, Weapon Systems, Network Centric and Communications Systems, Electronic Warfare & Avionics, Naval Systems, Electro-Optics & Laser Based products, Tank Electronics & Gun Systems, Space Electronics and Satcom Systems, Strategic Components and Civilian products.
BEL has been continuously striving to expand its offerings in the non-Defence domain. Some of the recent notable business initiatives of BEL include Homeland Security, Smart / Safe Cities, Cyber Security, Software, Rail and Metro solutions, Civil Aviation, Space Electronics, Medical Electronics, Jammers, Anti-Drone Systems, Unmanned Systems, e-vehicles etc. BEL is also a CMMi Level 5, ISO 27001-2013 (ISMS) certified and CERT-In empanelled agency.
Reliasat is building the next generation telecom satellites and addressing the future needs of small, low-cost satellites. Reliasat develops space-based smart satellites with AI/ML and deep space solutions, enabling internet from space with high capacity connectivity.
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