India orders Rs 770 crore low-level radars from BEL for its Army
Moody's reports India's Defence Ministry signed a Rs 770 crore contract with BEL for improved low-level radars that detect fighter-sized targets and drones.
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what happened
According to Moody's, India's Defence Ministry has awarded Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) a deal worth roughly Rs 770 crore for Improved Low Level Light Weight Radars, designated LLLR-I. The agreement was finalised in New Delhi on Wednesday in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
According to the ministry, the system can spot and track fighter-sized aircraft as well as small and micro drones, and rank aerial threats by priority, helping the army counter unmanned aerial systems. The ministry presents the purchase as a step toward domestic air defence production and support for MSMEs.
why it matters
The order is modest next to other recent deals, but it reinforces the state push toward homegrown defence equipment, which keeps state-owned suppliers such as BEL in focus. Earlier, on October 15, the ministry signed contracts worth about Rs 4,106 crore: a Rs 2,563 crore GSAT-7C satellite with New Space India Limited and Rs 1,543 crore Varunastra torpedoes with Bharat Dynamics Limited.
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- Defence Ministry inks Rs 770 crore contract to procure improved low-level lightweight radars for Indian Army — Moody's, 21 October 2026 at 22:16 UTC
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