Bharat Dynamics Limited

Bharat Dynamics Limited
Company typePublic Sector Undertaking
IndustryDefence
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
HeadquartersBharat Dynamics Limited Corporate Office,
Financial District, Nanakramguda,
Hyderabad, India
Area served
India
Key people
Commodore A Madhavarao
(Chairman & MD)
RevenueIncrease3,095.20 crore (US$370 million) (2020)[1]
Increase2,828.81 crore (US$340 million) (2020)[1]
Increase1,793.83 crore (US$210 million) (2020)[1]
Total assetsDecrease5,468.41 crore (US$660 million) (2019)[2]
Total equityIncrease2,268.54 crore (US$270 million) (2019)[2]
OwnerGovernment of India (74.93%) [3]
Number of employees
3,030 (March 2019) [2]
ParentMinistry of Defence, Government of India
Websitebdlindia.in Edit this at Wikidata

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) is one of India's manufacturers of ammunitions and missile systems. It was founded in 1970 in Hyderabad, India.[4] BDL was established to be a manufacturing base for guided weapon systems and begun with a pool of engineers drawn from Indian Ordnance Factories, DRDO and aerospace industries, it began by producing a first generation anti-tank guided missile - the French SS11B1. While fulfilling its basic role as a weapons system manufacturer, BDL has built up in-house R&D capabilities primarily focusing on design and engineering activities.[5][6] BDL has three manufacturing units, located at Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad; Bhanur, Medak district, and Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Two new units are planned at Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana and Amravati, Maharashtra.

  1. ^ a b c "Financial Results 31.03.2020 Data from BSE Site".
  2. ^ a b c "Balance Sheet 31.03.2019".
  3. ^ "Latest Shareholding Pattern - Bharat Dynamics Ltd". trendlyne.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Bharat Dynamics Limited". Bdl.ap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  5. ^ "BDL at Glance | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED INDIA".
  6. ^ "Brochure" (PDF). bdl-india.in. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2024.