BEML bags ₹590 crore order as MoD inks ₹975 cr trawl deal under Aatmanirbhar push

The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday signed contracts worth about ₹975 crore with state-run BEML and a private firm for the procurement of trawl assemblies for T-72 and T-90 tanks.

The agreements with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Limited were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.

The trawl assembly, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is a critical system designed to clear anti-tank mines, including those fitted with proximity magnetic fuses.

The equipment will enable the Army to create safe lanes for armoured vehicles in mine-infested zones.

The procurement falls under the “Buy (Indian–Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)” category, in line with the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat push to strengthen domestic defence manufacturing.

BEML said it has secured an order worth around ₹590 crore from the Ministry of Defence for the supply of trawl assemblies to be deployed on Indian Army tanks.

“BEML Limited has secured an order from the Ministry of Defence for supply of Trawl Assemblies with a contract value of Rs. 590 crores approximately. This is in normal course of business,” it said in a regulatory filing.

The company said the systems, equipped with multi-layered clearing mechanisms, will improve mobility, survivability and operational momentum of mechanised forces in combat situations.

This cost-effective and technologically advanced solution will also strengthen India's position as a key player in the global anti-mine equipment market, it said.

BEML CMD Shantanu Roy said, "The collaboration with DRDO reflects the strength of India's defence R&D ecosystem, and this order reinforces our steadfast commitment to the government's 'Make in India' initiative and our resolve to equip the nation's armed forces with reliable, high-quality, and indigenously developed solutions."

The project is also expected to generate direct and indirect employment, particularly by boosting participation of micro, small and medium enterprises in component manufacturing, the ministry said.