22 November, 2021
As part of its Offset commitments under the prestigious C295 aircraft programme of the Government of India, and in line with the ‘Make in India’ policy, Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the manufacture and supply of Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS). This export order, worth 93.15 M USD, is the biggest received till date by BEL.
The contract was signed on November 17, 2021, by Mr Vinay Kumar Katyal, Director (Bengaluru Complex), BEL, Mr M V Raja Sekhar, Director (Research & Development), BEL, Mr Dominique Arnal, Sr Vice President (Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics/ Airbus Defence & Space), and Ms Annika Mulder, Vice President (Procurement Structure, Materials & IT / Airbus Defence & Space). Mr Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt, Mr Venkat Katkuri, Mr Thierry Cloutet and Mr Rohit Srivastava (all from Airbus) and Mr Manoj Jain, General Manager (Electronic Warfare & Avionics), BEL, Mr Murali V, General Manager (Finance/Bengaluru Complex), BEL, Mr Anil K Sogi, Additional General Manager (D&E/EW&A), BEL, and Mr H P Srinivas Rao, Additional General Manager (International Marketing), BEL, were present.
