New Delhi, August 3

BEL and Esri India to jointly capitalize on the emerging opportunities on GIS, Location Intelligence and GeoAI
Bengaluru 03 Aug 2026, BhBEBEL and Esri India to jointly capitalize on the emerging opportunities on GIS, Location Intelligence and GeoAIL and Esri India to jointly capitalize on the emerging opportunities on GIS, Location Intelligence and GeoAIBEL and Esri India to jointly capitalize on the emerging opportunities on GIS, Location Intelligence and GeoAIarat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Esri India Technologies Private Limited on August 3rd 2026, aimed for Cooperation in Surge Deployment for BEL/Defence Services.

BEL and Esri India have signed MoU to leverage the opportunities in the defence sector by combining BEL's deep domain expertise in defence electronics and systems integration with Esri India's GIS, location intelligence and GeoAI capabilities. The two organisations will also work together to ensure the timely availability and deployment of GIS solutions to meet urgent, surge-driven operational requirements across India’s defence initiatives. Esri India will also extend training support to BEL to help them build in-house capability in GIS and GeoAI on its ‘Indo ArcGIS’ platform. 

The MoU was exchanged between Shri. Rajnish Sharma, Director (BC) & Addl. Charge Director (Mktg), BEL and Shri. Agendra Kumar, Managing Director, Esri India, in the presence of Smt. Ruchi Pant, GM (TP) and Shri. Anil Kumar Singh, GM (SP).

On July 30, BEL announced additional orders worth Rs 847 crore since its last disclosure on July 13, 2026. The major orders received include electro-optics, security operation centres, seekers, components, spares, services, etc.