Bharat Electronics Limited, founded in 1956, is an India Government owned electronics company with its headquarters in Bangalore. It has nine factories and few regional offices in India. It is owned by the Indian Government and primarily manufactures advanced electronic products for the Indian Army, Nay and Air Force. BEL is one of the eight public sector Units under Ministry of Defence, Government Of India. It has given navaratna status by the Government of India. BEL designs, develops and manufactures products in the fields of Electronic Voting Machines, Radars, Defence Communications, Tank electronics, Fire-control systems, Missiles etc.