BEL, CSIO join hands

Chandigarh, November 28

The Panchkula division of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, will work as joint partners for design and development of futuristic technologies in the area of aviation and perimeter security.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed between the two organisations here today. Jitender Kumar, Additional Director General in the Defence Ministry’s Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance was the chief guest on the occasion. He appreciated efforts of the CSIO for developing aviation technologies.

The CSIO Director, Prof SA Ramakrishna, said, “The partnership between the two organisations is cemented by this agreement. It has enabled CSIO to be BEL’s natural research source. Meanwhile, BEL becomes the industry partner that takes up and translates to reality niche technologies developed by the CSIO.”

Prabha Goyal, General Manager, BEL, said, “BEL will jointly explore and develop futuristic avionics technologies and systems for perimeter monitoring in order to contribute towards self reliance.” — TNS