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Bharat Electronics shares gain 1.5%: Defence PSU receives work orders worth ₹1,011 crore; check recent order wins

Swati Verma

3 min read | Updated on March 18, 2026, 09:52 IST

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BEL share price: Major orders received include communication equipment, radar warning and jamming systems, fire control systems, electro-optic sights, fire detection & warning systems for fighter aircraft, high-energy lasers, automatic train supervision systems, head-up displays, software solutions, jammers, shelters, strategic components, upgrades, spares, services, etc.

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BEL share price, March 18, 2026

On February 6, BEL won orders worth ₹581 crore. | Image: Shutterstock

Bharat Electronics share price: Shares of Bharat Electronics (BEL) advanced as much as 1.57% to ₹446.25 apiece on the NSE in the early trade on Wednesday, March 18, as the Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) on Tuesday said in its exchange filing that it has secured additional orders worth ₹1,011 crore since the last disclosure on February 25, 2026.
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Major orders received include communication equipment, radar warning and jamming systems, fire control systems, electro-optic sights, fire detection & warning systems for fighter aircraft, high-energy lasers, automatic train supervision systems, head-up displays, software solutions, jammers, shelters, strategic components, upgrades, spares, services, etc.

On February 25, BEL said it secured additional orders worth ₹733 crore since the last disclosure on February 6, 2026. Major orders received include TR modules, communication equipment, encryptors, radars, jammers, software solutions, test equipment, upgrades, spares, services, etc.

On February 6, BEL won orders worth ₹581 crore.

On 23rd January 2026, the Navratna defence firm secured additional orders worth ₹610 crore since the last disclosure on January 8, 2026.

Bharat Electronics Q3 FY26 results

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1,579 crore on Wednesday, January 28, for the third quarter of the current financial year, marking an increase of 20.4% from ₹1,311 crore in the same period last year.

The company's revenue from operations grew 24% to ₹7,154 crore in the October-December quarter (Q3 FY26) as compared to ₹5,771 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Up to Q3 of FY 2025-26, BEL said it has achieved revenue from operations of ₹17,302.46 crore as against ₹14,538.30 crore recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year. In the same period, the firm’s Profit After Tax (PAT) stood at ₹3,845.32 crore as compared to ₹3,183.47 crore in the same period of the previous year.

The country's leading defence equipment maker reported stable operational performance in the December quarter, as its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), also known as operating profit, advanced 27.3% to ₹2,127 crore as against ₹1,670 crore.

The order book of Bharat Electronics as of January 1, 2026, stood at ₹73,015 crore, the company said.

About BEL

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It manufactures state-of-the-art electronic products and systems for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

BEL has also diversified into various areas like homeland security solutions, smart cities, e-governance solutions, space electronics, including satellite integration, energy storage products, including e-vehicle charging stations, solar, network & cybersecurity, railways & metro solutions, airport solutions, electronic voting machines, telecom products, passive night vision devices, medical electronics, composites, and software solutions.

With inputs from PTI
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Swati Verma
Swati Verma is a business journalist with over 11 years of experience. She writes on equities, corporate earnings, sectoral trends, and industry outlook, among others. At Upstox, she leads financial markets coverage.

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