BEL, Esri India join hands to strengthen defence capabilities
Credit BEL
State-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Esri India to jointly tap emerging opportunities in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), location intelligence, and GeoAI for India's defence sector.
The MoU, signed on August 3, 2026, aims to combine BEL's expertise in defence electronics and systems integration with Esri India's capabilities in GIS, location intelligence, and GeoAI to develop and deploy advanced geospatial solutions for defence applications.
Under the partnership, the two organisations will work together to ensure the timely availability and rapid deployment of GIS-based solutions to meet urgent and mission-critical operational requirements across India's defence initiatives.
As part of the collaboration, Esri India will provide training support to BEL to help build in-house expertise in GIS and GeoAI using its Indo ArcGIS platform, BEL said in a statement.
BEL, a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Defence, is one of India's leading defence and strategic electronics companies.
Esri India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is India's leading provider of Geographic Information System (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping solutions, serving government, defence, and enterprise customers across the country.
