India, Feb. 18 -- Pune-based defence public sector undertaking (PSU) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has procured an order from a European country to supply 50,000 electronic fuzes, said GSN Murthy, general manager of its Pune unit, at a media meet on Monday.

"The country cannot be identified due to confidentiality clauses," he said.

Electronic fuzes are used with artillery shells for safety during handling/storage/ transportation and to detonate the warhead as and when desired. BEL manufactures and supplies three types of electronic fuzes for three types of artillery guns - 105mm, 130mm and 155mm, in technical collaboration with Reshef Technologies, Israel.

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