BEL Signed Teaming Agreement with Hughes India for Helicopter Satcom Solutions

Bengaluru: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Hughes Communications India Ltd. (HCIL) have entered into a Teaming Agreement for design, development, supply, installation, integration and commissioning of Satellite Communication solutions for helicopters under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India today on 21th February 2019 at Aero India 2019, Bengaluru.

 

The MoU was signed by Mrs. Anandi Ramalingam, Director (Marketing), BEL, and Mr. Partho Banerjee, President, Hughes India, in the presence of Mr Nataraj Krishnappa, Director (Other Units), BEL.

 

The Teaming Agreement will enable MoD’s strategic users to get enabled with helicopter-based Satellite Communication links for real-time and assured communications using ISRO's Ku band satellites. Through this agreement, BEL and Hughes India are collaborating using their respective state-of-the-art technologies and capabilities in developing these integrated and sophisticated helicopter solutions.