Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will showcase state-of-the-art products and systems spanning every domain of its business at Aero India 2023, to be held at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, from February 13-17, 2023.
The products and systems to be on display during Aero India 2023 have been clustered as ‘Air Defence & Surveillance’, ‘C4I Systems’, ‘Artificial Intelligence-based Products’, ‘Non-Defence & Diversification Products’, ‘Radar Systems’, ‘Communication Systems’, ‘Airborne Products & Systems’, ‘Homeland Security and Cyber Security’, ‘Futuristic Technologies’, ‘Missile Systems’, ‘EO & Laser-based Products’, and ‘Outdoor Display Products’. In addition, BEL will also showcase its R&D capabilities by launching/demonstrating some of its new products/technologies.
BEL’s display in the area of ’Air Defence & Surveillance‘ will include Hexacopter, Tethered UAV, Swarm of UAVs, Robotic Surveillance, Shallow Water Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and D4 Anti-drone Systems. The display in the area of ’C4I Systems‘ will include C4I technologies, Combat Management Systems and Navigational Consoles and that in the area of ’Artificial Intelligence-based Products‘ will include AI-based activity interference of air targets for situation awareness.
Also on show will be the complete range of products and systems for ‘Non-Defence & Diversification’, including High Level Network Management in Advance Net Centric Operation, Virtual Reality for Rolling Stock Driver Training System, Air Traffic Management System for Civilian Airport, Advanced Surface Movement Guidance Control System, Super SCADA for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Virtual Reality-based Training Simulator, X-ray Baggage Inspection System, Explosive Detector, Automatic Chemical Agent Detector and Alarm, Fuel Cell, Electric Vehicle Batteries for two wheelers and three wheelers.
BEL will showcase its ‘Radar Systems’ comprising Combined Interrogator and Transponder System, Battle Field Short Range Active Electronically Scanned Array (BFSR-AESA) Radar, Frequency-modulated Continuous-wave based Drone Detection Radar, Air Defence Fire Control Radar, Close-in Weapon System, Mountain Fire Control Radar, Weapon Locating Radar, BFSR-XR, X-Band Multi-Function Radar, Battery Surveillance Radar, AESA Radar, and models of 3D Low Level Light Weight Surveillance Radar and 4D Phased Array Medium Power Radar.
BEL’s display in the area of ‘Communication Systems’ will include Tactical Data Link, 0.76M Ku Band Manpack Terminal (manual assisted), Instant Fire Detection and Suppression System, Rugged Switches, Rugged Routers, Mine Field Recording System, Network Hardware Security Modules, Data Link Receiver Unit, High Capacity Radio Relay, Manpack High Frequency Software Defined Radio (SDR), Point-to-Multi-Point Radio, DSSS Networking Radio, SDR Airborne version, SDR Hand Held Naval version, SDR Manpack Naval version, SDR Naval Combat, SDR Tactical, Encryptor, Multi Capacity Encryption Unit, Data Multiplexer-cum-Encryption Unit, Configurable Live Mk-II , BEL Tactical Computer Mk-VI, Hardware Security Module, Rugged Tablet, Network Time Server and Data Diode.
‘Airborne Products & Systems’ on display will include Ultra Violet Missile Approach Warning System, Self-Protection Suite for Helicopters, Hand Held Field Signal Generator, HD Airborne Spread Spectrum Modem, HD Ground Spread Spectrum Modem, Directed Infrared Counter Measure System, Tarang II Radar Warning Receiver and Display Unit Indigenous.
Other ‘Futuristic Technologies’ on display include Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System, Position Indicator – G3I, Hand-Held Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, Extended C-Band Block Up-Converter, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit, C Band Phase Locked Oscillator, Router with Call Manager, Voice Gateway Unit, MIL-GRADE TAB, Signal Processing Unit for Flight Level Radar, UHF RFID Reader, 3 ATI Display, Torpbuster CPU Board and Smart Energy Meter.
The ‘Homeland Security and Cyber Security’ cluster will include display of Smart City solutions, Homeland Security solutions, Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System, Naval Airfield Integrated Security System, and Integrated Perimeter Surveillance System, while the ‘Missile Systems’ display will include Air Defence Weapon System.
‘EO & Laser-based Products’ will include Panoramic Night Vision Goggle, Twin Tube Goggle, Laser Dazzler, Corner Shot Weapon System, Multipurpose Reflex Weapon Sight, Mini Eye-safe LRF Module, FO Gyro-based Sensor Packaged Unit, Laser Fence System, Electronic Artillery Fuzes and Aerial Fuze.
The highlight of BEL’s outdoor display will be GIMBAL for Tethered UAV, Tethered UAV, Shallow Water ROV, Hexacopter and Ultra-Light Weight Enclosure with platform.
The entire set of state-of-art equipment on offer will be a force multiplier for any Defence force and civilian requirements.