BEL ties up with Textron

The agreement was signed during Defexpo 2014, the eighth biennial Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition that began at Pragati Maidan here.

For enhancing border security, surveillance and enhancing protection of critical infrastructure, leading defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Textron Systems Corporation as a first step for supplying the Textron Systems MicroObserver Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) system to Indian security agencies.

The agreement was signed during Defexpo 2014, the eighth biennial Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition that began at Pragati Maidan here.

“We’re looking forward to working with BEL to bring this critical surveillance system to Indian government agencies that will benefit from its wide range of proven capabilities,” explained Ian Walsh, Textron Defense Systems’ Senior Vice-President and General Manager.