Article Posted on : - Feb 11, 2011

BANGALORE (PTI): Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Safran Sagem have signed a MoU in the field of land navigation and artillery pointing applications based on Sagem Sigma 30 inertial navigation system.

Sigma 30 equips the world’s leading artillery systems, including the indigenous Pinaka missile system, according to a BEL statement.

The signing of the MoU was announced on Thursday at Aero India 2011 here.

"The MoU shall pave the way for ToT of Sigma 30 to BEL and will reinforce BEL's position as a leader in Artillery Fire Control Systems. Besides, this partnership will offer to the Indian Army a local source of manufacturing and maintenance, in addition to the maintenance facility already commissioned by the Indian Army, thus, further enhancing the customer support", it said.