# BEML launches BE1800D excavator, BD475-1 dozer, and T-72 hull at KGF factory

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out indigenously designed and developed equipment at BEML's Kolar Gold Fields unit: the BE1800D diesel excavator, BD475-1 crawler dozer, and T-72 hull for tanks, on August 26, 2017.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2017-08-26
- Where: Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, India
- Status: completed
- Products: BE1800D diesel excavator, BD475-1 crawler dozer, T-72 hull
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bharat Earth Movers Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/26546.md)

## Sources

- [thehindu.com](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jaitley-rolls-out-indigenously-developed-equipment-at-bemls-kgf-factory/article19565725.ece), 2017-08-26: "Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday rolled out indigenously designed and developed equipment at the Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) unit of Bharath Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML)."

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