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	bdlindia.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.