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to offer its select products and systems to various
export markets, Ramalingam says.

Edited Excerpts of the Interview

What will BEL be showcasing at
DEFEXPO 2020?
At DEFEXPO 2020, BEL will showcase state-
of-the-art products and systems spanning every
domain of its business – Military Communication,
Radar Systems, Missile Systems, Naval Systems,
C4I Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems,
Avionics, Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems, [ INTERVIEW BEL ANANDI RAMALINGAM ]
Tank Electronics, Electro Optics, Gun/Weapon
System Upgrades, Shelters, Unmanned Systems,
Homeland Security, Cyber Security, Artificial
Intelligence based systems and professional
electronic components. BEL will also showcase
its R&D capabilities by launching/demonstrating
some of its new products / technologies. BEL’s
display in the area of Radars will include products/
models/panels of Active Electronically Scanned
Array Radar, Radar for Quick Reaction Surface-
to-Air Missile, Radars for automatic detection of
first-round location of artillery weapons (Weapon
Locating Radar) and Border surveillance and
Detection of low flying targets (like Battlefield
Surveillance Radar and Air Defence Fire Control
Radar - Atulya).
BEL’s display in the area of Military
Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL Communication will include products such
On the as Software Defined Radios, Single Box
Communication Solution, Secure Versatile IP
Terminal, Cyber Security products/services,
Encryptors, High Capacity Radio Relay, Data
Growth Path Diode used to create a physically secure one-
way communication channel from one network
to another, SDR VPX with NCW Applications,
Configurable Live Mk II, etc.

Electronic Warfare and avionic products on
INDIAN DEFENCE PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING display will include Tethered UAV, EW Suite for
(DPSU) BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED (BEL) IS Airborne Application, Quadcopter UAV, Drone
Guard System, Directed Infra-Red Counter
LOOKING TO FURTHER ENHANCE ITS DOMINANT Measure (DIRCM), Combined Interrogator and
PRESENCE IN THE COUNTRY Transponder (CIT), CLIFF, EOS CoMPASS, etc.
Also on display will be the complete range of
Indian DPSU BEL has delivered on a number of important defence Electro Optics, such as Holographic Sight, TI
programmes undertaken in partnership with the Indian Ministry of Sights, Image Intensifier based Passive Night
Defence (MoD) and Defence Research & Development Organisation Sight, Target Acquisition System, Day Night Sights
(DRDO). The company has been particularly successful in the realm for Tanks, LRF Modules, Pan & Tilt – Electro Optical
of radar technology and defence electronics. The Akash Surface to Director for long range surveillance applications
Air Missile (SAM) systems are also garnering more orders from the like coastal surveillance, border surveillance, etc.
army and air force. BEL is also making a greater push in SE Asian
export markets and is looking especially to develop new markets in BEL will showcase its Naval Systems capa-
the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), “BEL has operationalised overseas bility through Dipping Sonar, Airborne Sonar,
marketing offices in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Oman and Myanmar. BEL has Ship Communication Systems and Long Range
also expanded its Singapore and New York Regional Offices to handle Surface-to-Air Missile system.
marketing activities,” Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL Components/Technology modules on display
tells Atul Chandra of Asian Defence Technology. BEL has also identified will include TR modules (X band and C band Quad)
Exports and Offsets as one of its thrust areas and has drawn up plans for Radar application, Smart cards, MPM / TWT

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