Bharat Electronics gets ₹770-crore radar contract as shares trade down 2.1%

The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹770-crore contract with Bharat Electronics on 22 October 2026 for improved low-level lightweight radars for the Indian Army. Bharat Electronics shares were trading at ₹363.50, down ₹7.70, or 2.1%, at 9:26 AM IST on the NSE after the contract was announced. The radar is designed to cover low-altitude airspace and track fighter-size targets and small drones.

₹770-crore contract covers improved low-level lightweight radars

The Ministry of Defence signed the contract with Bharat Electronics for improved low-level lightweight radars known as LLLR-I. The Indian Army is the end user identified for the system.

Bharat Electronics shares trade at ₹363.50 on the NSE

Bharat Electronics was quoted at ₹363.50 on the NSE at 9:26 AM IST on 22 October 2026. The stock had dropped by ₹7.70, or 2.1%, in trade thus far.

Bharat Electronics reports ₹1,011 crore in additional orders

The Company has received additional orders worth ₹1,011 crore since the date of the last disclosure, i.e. 13 October 2026.

The company said the additional orders included the improved low-level lightweight radar, communication equipment, sonar, jammer, upgrades, spares and services.

Four-panel LLLR-I radar covers low-altitude airspace

The Ministry of Defence said the LLLR-I can detect and track fighter-size targets, mini drones and micro drones, and can prioritise aerial targets.

LLLR-I is an upgraded version of the Aslesha radar. The Electronics and Radar Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation designed Aslesha, and Bharat Electronics produced it.

Bharat Electronics and the Defence Research and Development Organisation's Electronics and Radar Development Establishment said the upgraded system uses four fixed phased-array panels based on gallium nitride active electronically scanned array technology. This four-panel arrangement provides 360-degree coverage without moving parts.

Digital beam-forming and three-dimensional processing allow the radar to detect small drones with very low radar cross-sections, according to Bharat Electronics. The company said the system is man-portable and can be deployed in plains, deserts and high-altitude areas.

Bharat Electronics said low-level radars cover airspace where long-range radars are constrained by terrain and the earth's curvature. It identified this low-altitude airspace as the zone used by drones.

The Ministry of Defence linked the need for this capability to Operation Sindoor, during which Pakistan launched waves of Turkish- and Chinese-origin drones towards military and civilian locations along the western front during the four-day hostilities.