Indian Army receives 2 BEL-made L70 upgrade guns
Chennai, Nov 09: Furthering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India mission, Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) recently flagged off the first two numbers of L70 upgraded guns.
Designed,
developed
and
manufactured
by
BEL,
the
guns
were
flagged
of
from
the
company's
Chennai
facility.
BEL
had
won
the
Rs
575-crore
order
for
the
L70
gun
upgrade
in
a
global
open
tender
issued
by
the
Indian
Army.
Later,
the
systems
cleared
a
series
of
field
trials
ahead
of
the
user
finally
accepting
them.
BEL
claimed
that
the
guns
were
rolled
out
ahead
of
the
stipulated
timeline
of
nine
months.
The Company, along with the Ordnance Factory Board, is expected to deliver 200 upgraded guns in the next three years.
Gun boasts of fusion of technologies
"The
L70
gun
upgrade
is
a
fusion
of
the
latest
technologies
in
the
areas
of
electrical
servo
drives,
electro
optical
fire
control
system
and
video
tracking,
which
only
a
few
global
companies
have
mastered," says
a
BEL
official.
He
said
the
BEL
stuck
to
the
order
plan
right
from
the
beginning,
to
ensure
timely
delivery.
"Right from designing the upgrade to establishing a production line, the project was meticulously executed," the official added.
Among the systems designed in-house included, processor and interface boards, power amplifiers, stabilized pedestal, high precision mechanical subsystems, video tracker and fire control solutions.
BEL deputed a cross functional team of engineers from all disciplines for the speedy delivery of L90 guns.
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