Manufacturer catalog

Bharat Dynamics Limited

Bharat Dynamics Limited is a Hyderabad-based Government of India defence public-sector enterprise that manufactures surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, torpedoes, underwater weapons, launchers, countermeasures, and related equipment for Indian armed-forces programs.

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Bharat Dynamics Limited is a Ministry of Defence public-sector undertaking incorporated on 16 July 1970 to serve as India's manufacturing base for guided missile systems and allied equipment. BDL says it works with DRDO and foreign original equipment manufacturers for missile and allied-equipment supply to the Indian Armed Forces, and its annual report describes surface-to-air, air-to-air, anti-tank, torpedo, and allied defence equipment lines.

BDL's 2024-25 annual report places the corporate office in Hyderabad and lists manufacturing units at Kanchanbagh in Hyderabad, Bhanur in Telangana's Sangareddy district, and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, with additional facilities being set up at Amaravati, Ibrahimpatnam, and Jhansi. The same report says BDL had 2,269 employees on 31 March 2025, reported net sales turnover of Rs 3,345 crore for 2024-25, and had begun exporting selected defence equipment.

The company's milestones trace a shift from early licensed anti-tank missile production to a broader guided-weapon and underwater-weapons production base: first-generation ATGM production in 1971, prime production agency status for the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in 1983, strategic missile production in 1994, lightweight torpedo production in 2001, LRSAM and heavy-weight torpedo production-agency work in 2008, Akash handover in 2015, LRSAM handover in 2017, and MRSAM handover in 2019.

guided missile systemssurface-to-air missile systemsanti-tank guided missilesunderwater weaponscountermeasures and launchers

Notable Systems

Akash, Mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense

Akash

Mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system

BDL lists the Akash Weapon System in its product portfolio, and the catalog record covers the Indian mobile surface-to-air missile family and its Akash Prime and Akash-NG branches.

Sources: BDL Products, BDL Company Profile
Barak-8, Medium- to long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense

Barak-8 / MRSAM

Medium- to long-range surface-to-air missile system

BDL lists Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile work in its product line; the connected catalog record covers the Israeli-Indian Barak-8/MRSAM/LR-SAM family.

Sources: BDL Products, BDL Annual Report 2024-25
9M113 Konkurs, SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons

9M113 Konkurs

SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missile

BDL lists Konkurs-M ATGM among its products, tying Indian production and support context to the wider Soviet/Russian 9M113 Konkurs anti-tank guided missile family.

Sources: BDL Products
9M119M Refleks / Invar, 125 mm gun-launched anti-tank guided missile round, Munitions

9M119M Refleks / Invar

125 mm gun-launched anti-tank guided missile round

BDL lists INVAR (3UBK20) ATGM among its products and investor materials identify INVAR as a T-90 gun-barrel-fired weapon produced through technology-transfer context.

Sources: BDL Products, BDL Annual Report 2024-25
ASTRA BVRAAM, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions

ASTRA BVRAAM

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

BDL lists Astra Weapon System in its product portfolio, and the connected catalog record covers India's beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile family.

Sources: BDL Products, BDL Annual Report 2024-25

Manufacturer History

  1. BDL is established

    Bharat Dynamics Limited was incorporated as a public-sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence to manufacture guided missile systems and allied equipment.

    Sources: BDL Company Profile

  2. First-generation ATGM production begins

    BDL's milestones page records production of first-generation anti-tank guided missiles in 1971, marking the company's early manufacturing base.

    Sources: BDL Milestones

  3. Prime Production Agency for IGMDP

    BDL's milestones page records the company as the prime production agency for the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.

    Sources: BDL Milestones, BDL Company Profile

  4. Akash handover to the Indian Army

    BDL's milestones page records the handover of Akash weapon systems to the Indian Army.

    Sources: BDL Milestones, BDL Products

  5. IPO and listing

    BDL's milestones page records the company's initial public offer and listing in 2018.

    Sources: BDL Milestones

  6. MRSAM handed over to the Indian Air Force

    BDL's milestones page records the handover of MRSAM to the Indian Air Force.

    Sources: BDL Milestones, BDL Products

  7. Annual report records current production footprint

    BDL's 2024-25 annual report listed three operating manufacturing units, additional facilities under development in Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh, export activity for selected defence equipment, 2,269 employees, and Rs 3,345 crore in net sales turnover.

    Sources: BDL Annual Report 2024-25

Website links
Company ProfileProductsMilestonesAnnual ReportsExports

BDL is a Government of India defence PSU, so corporate structure, headquarters, production footprint, product, and milestone context are drawn primarily from BDL's official website and annual report. No product image is included because BDL website product imagery was not verified as rights-clear for reuse.

Manufacturer Sources

  • BDL HomePublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports BDL's official corporate identity, Ministry of Defence ownership context, and Hyderabad headquarters summary. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BDL Company ProfilePublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports the 16 July 1970 incorporation date, manufacturing-base description, IGMDP production-agency role, and broad missile and underwater-weapon focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BDL ProductsPublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports BDL's current product portfolio, including Akash, MRSAM, QRSAM, TAL, Varunastra, Astra, Helina, and countermeasure and launcher systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BDL MilestonesPublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports BDL's corporate history milestones, including 1970 establishment, 1971 ATGM production, 1983 IGMDP production-agency status, 2015 Akash handover, 2018 listing, and 2019 MRSAM handover. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BDL Annual Report 2024-25Publisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports current corporate footprint, manufacturing-unit locations, planned facilities, exports of selected defence equipment, employee count, net sales turnover, and 2024-25 business context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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Barak-8, Medium- to long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict +1 moreBarak-8Medium- to long-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt in: Israel / IndiaBarak-8, including India's MRSAM and LR-SAM configurations and IAI's later Barak MX family, is an Israeli-Indian air and missile-defense system for naval and land launchers. The cataloged conflict record centers on reported Azerbaijani Barak-8 use in Nagorno-Karabakh, an Indian Air Force Barak-8 interception during Operation Sindoor, and Israeli Barak-family interceptions during the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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9M113 Konkurs, SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +4 more9M113 KonkursSACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missileBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / IndiaThe 9M113 Konkurs, NATO reporting name AT-5 Spandrel, is a Soviet wire-guided anti-tank guided missile family built for infantry launchers, BMP-series vehicle mounts, and the BRDM-2-based 9P148 carrier. Its SACLOS guidance, 135 mm missile body, and 4 km class engagement range kept the family useful after the Cold War, while the Konkurs-M modernization added tandem-HEAT and thermobaric options and remains in Russian export and Indian BDL production context.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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9M119M Refleks / Invar, 125 mm gun-launched anti-tank guided missile round, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War9M119M Refleks / Invar125 mm gun-launched anti-tank guided missile roundBuilt in: Russia / IndiaThe 9M119M Refleks / Invar is a 125 mm gun-launched anti-tank guided missile round for Soviet/Russian smoothbore tank guns. U.S. Army ODIN identifies the Svir and Refleks family as laser beam-riding ATGMs, Army Recognition describes the 3UBK20 Invar round as intended for T-72B, T-80U, and T-90S tanks, and BDL investor material lists INVAR as a T-90 gun-barrel-fired weapon produced in India under Rosoboronexport technology transfer. In Ukraine, public OSINT imagery documents captured 9M119/3UBK20 missiles in Kharkiv Oblast, while available public evidence does not confirm firing events.