Bharat Dynamics Limited

Bharat Dynamics Limited

The force behind peace
Company type	Public Sector Undertaking
Traded as	BSE: 541143 NSE: BDL
Industry	Defence
Founded	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Headquarters	Bharat Dynamics Limited Corporate Office, Financial District, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad, India
Area served	India
Key people	Commodore A Madhavarao (Chairman & MD)
Revenue	₹3,095.20 crore (US$370 million) (2020)[1]
Operating income	₹2,828.81 crore (US$340 million) (2020)[1]
Net income	₹1,793.83 crore (US$210 million) (2020)[1]
Total assets	₹5,468.41 crore (US$660 million) (2019)[2]
Total equity	₹2,268.54 crore (US$270 million) (2019)[2]
Owner	Government of India (74.93%) [3]
Number of employees	3,030 (March 2019) [2]
Parent	Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Website	bdl-india.in

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.