MoD signs ₹2,000 crore deal with BEL for Army air defence fire control radars
On 25 July 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth about ₹2,000 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited for Air Defence Fire Control Radars for the Indian Army.
Summary
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth about ₹2,000 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for Air Defence Fire Control Radars for the Indian Army in New Delhi on 25 July 2025, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. The procurement is under the Buy (Indian-IDDM: Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, and the radars will have at least 70% indigenous content. The radars can detect air-borne threats including fighter aircraft, attack helicopters and enemy drones, and will modernise the Army's Air Defence Regiments.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 25 July 2025, New Delhi
- Value
- About ₹2,000 crore
- Supplier
- Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
- Category
- Buy (Indian-IDDM)
- Indigenous content
- Minimum 70%
- Threats detected
- Fighter aircraft, attack helicopters, drones
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Air Defence Fire Control Radars contracted from BEL on 25 July 2025 were procured under which category?
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Correct answer: C — Buy (Indian-IDDM)
PIB (25 July 2025): procurement under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category.
What is the minimum indigenous content of the Air Defence Fire Control Radars ordered from BEL in July 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 70%
PIB: with minimum 70% indigenous content, the radars will detect all forms of air-borne threats.