Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) on Tuesday bagged orders worth ₹5,900 crore in the first quarter of FY24. .
Of these, the biggest order worth ₹3,914 crore came from Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for 2 Regiments of Improved Akash Weapon System (AWS) with upgrades. Akash is an all-weather, point/area air-defence weapon system intended for defending vulnerable points/areas against threats emanating from low, medium and high altitudes.
The defence PSU also received other orders valued at ₹1,984 crore for Shakti EW & Sanket MK III (Naval Systems), GBMES & GBVU Com Jammer systems, MKBT systems, IFF-MK-XII Crypto Modules and upgradation of SDP & Display of Rohini Radar.