Bharat Dynamics Ltd, ECIL team up to provide systems for defence programmes

HYDERABAD: Defence PSU Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) today signed an MoU with Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) to collaborate in providing missile electronics and weapon support systems for the ongoing and upcoming major defence programmes.

BDL Chairman and Managing Director V Udaya Bhaskar and his ECIL counterpart P Sudhakar signed the MoU. ECIL is a wholly-owned Government of India enterprise under Department of Atomic Energy.

Senior officials from both the PSUs were present at the event held at BDL premises here.

"This MOU enables both the organisations to enhance and harmonise their business opportunities in the area of missiles and underwater weapon systems," an ECIL statement said.