Defence Ministry signs a Rs 770 crore contract with Bharat Electronics for improved light weight radars

21 October 2026

The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth about Rs 770 crore on 21 October 2026 in New Delhi for the procurement of Improved Low Level Light Weight Radar, or LLLR-I, for the Indian Army. The contract was signed with Bharat Electronic Limited in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh. The radar can detect and track fighter-sized targets as well as small drones, and can prioritise aerial targets to help counter unmanned aerial system threats. The Ministry placed the order as part of its effort to indigenise air defence platforms and to support domestic defence manufacturing, including micro, small and medium enterprises.