BEL Receives Additional Purchase Order for CoMPASS

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited the Navratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) stall at Aero India 2015 on February 18, 2015. He was shown around by BEL Chairman & Managing Director, S.K. Sharma

Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has received an order at Aero India 2015 from Elbit Systems Electro- Optical Elop Ltd. (Elop), of Israel, for the production of Elop’s Compact Multi-Purpose Advanced Stabilized Systems (CoMPASS). This is in addition to an earlier order for the supply of CoMPASS, received by BEL from Elop in 2014.

Previously, BEL had entered into a Technical Collaboration Agreement with Elop for the joint production and D-Level maintenance of CoMPASS for the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Programme. BEL had absorbed transfer of technology (ToT) for production of CoMPASS in India.

CoMPASS is used in the ALH being manufactured by HAL.

The CoMPASS is a day-and-night surveillance system that includes a colour TV daylight camera, 3rd Generation 3-5 µm Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor, Laser Target Designator and Range Finder (LTDRF) and automatic tracking capabilities, as well as command and control capabilities. It is distinguished by a wide variety of interfaces, enabling integration with various aircraft / helicopter systems, such as Mission Computer, fire control, radar, GPS, data downlink and helmet-mounted tracking systems. Its small dimensions, low weight, high level of stabilisation and coverage angles make it an optimal choice for long-range, day-and-night surveillance, target tracking, fire control applications and search and rescue.

CoMPASS is the most advanced payload version of its family, featuring reduced weight, high degree of modularity and flexibility, space-saving packaging and advanced operational and video processing features.