MoD signs ₹1,476 crore contract with BEL for five Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems
On 5 May 2026 the Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,476 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited, Hyderabad, for five Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems for the Indian Army with at least 72% indigenous content.
Summary
A ₹1,476 crore contract for five Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems for the Indian Army, with minimum 72% indigenous content, was signed by the Ministry of Defence with Bharat Electronics Limited, Hyderabad, on 5 May 2026 at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. The contract falls under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category — Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured — and is meant to modernise Army units and strengthen domestic defence manufacturing.
Key facts
- Contract
- ₹1,476 crore, 5 May 2026
- Supplier
- Bharat Electronics Limited, Hyderabad
- Item
- Five Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems for Indian Army
- Indigenous content
- Minimum 72%; Buy (Indian-IDDM)
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The ₹1,476 crore contract signed with BEL in May 2026 for five Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems requires a minimum indigenous content of:
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Correct answer: D — 72%
The systems will have minimum 72% indigenous content under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.