[Business Standard] The Tiruchirappali (Tiruchy) and Ranipet units of power and transmission equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is planning to re-enter the defence business. “Talks are on for supplying certain types of equipment for the Armed forces,” said BP Rao, chairman and managing director, BHEL. The two units would produce battle tanks, missile launchers and water desalination facilities for submarines.
A Chandrababu, general manager in-charge, BHEL Ranipet, which manufactures boiler auxiliaries, said the unit had initiated taks with the Navy to re-enter the defence business in a “big way”.The unit, which used to manufacture missile launchers for the Navy, has started discussions for the same apart from a desalination water facility for submarines. “We have tested one such facility in Vishakapatnam and are now planning to showcase this model to the Indian Navy,” said Chandrababu.
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