Article Posted on : - Jun 08, 2015

BENGALURU (PTI): Defence PSUs HAL and BEL have signed an agreement to share their expertise in design, development, engineering and manufacturing to develop and produce advanced airborne communication equipment to meet the requirement of the defence services.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited have agreed to share the business from the Indian defence services, the companies said.

Quarterly review of the MoU signed in Bangalore on June 4 will be held under the Chairmanship of Director (R&D)-BEL and Director (Engg, R&D)-HAL, a joint press release issued by the two companies said.

HAL has the expertise in design, development, engineering, manufacture of airborne communications equipment and BEL in communications and secrecy products and solutions, it added.

The MoU sets to define the roles and responsibilities of both the DPSUs for development of specific airborne communication equipment, it further said.