Bharat Electronics

Bharat Electronics Limited
TypePSU
ISININE263A01024
Industry
Founded1954 (1954)
FounderGovernment of India
HeadquartersOuter Ring Road, Nagavara, ,
India
Area served
Worldwide
Key peopleManoj Jain (Chairman and Managing Director)
Products
  • Military radars
  • Missile-system electronics
  • Military communications
  • Electronic warfare systems
  • Naval systems
  • Avionics
  • Electro-optics
  • C4I systems
  • Sonars
  • Electronic voting machines
Revenue₹27,479.63 crore (US$2.9 billion) (FY2025–26)
₹6,048.48 crore (US$630 million) (FY2025–26)
OwnerGovernment of India
ParentDepartment of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence
SubsidiariesBEL Optronic Devices Limited
Websitewww.bel-india.in Edit this at Wikidata

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is an Indian PSU defence electronics and aerospace company headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is a Navratna central public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Defence.

BEL was established in 1954 to meet the specialised electronic requirements of the Indian Armed Forces. Its defence portfolio includes military radars, communication equipment, missile-system electronics, electronic-warfare systems, avionics, naval systems, electro-optics, tank electronics, sonars and command-and-control systems.

The company also manufactures civilian products and systems, including electronic voting machines, railway electronics, homeland-security systems, cyber-security products and smart-city infrastructure.

As of 1 July 2026, BEL's order book stood at approximately ₹72,258 crore (US$7.5 billion).