Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is an Indian government-owned electronics company headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It was established in 1954 and is owned by the Indian government. BEL primarily manufactures advanced electronics products for the Indian armed forces and has 9 factories across India. It has a vision to be a world-class enterprise in professional electronics and a mission to be a customer-focused and globally competitive company in defense electronics. BEL designs and develops products in fields like telecommunications, radars, missiles, electronic warfare systems, and more. As of April 2012, BEL's order book was estimated at around 25,748 crore (US$4.87 billion). Mr. Anil Kumar