Bharat Dynamics Limited

Nuclear Weapon Producers

Bharat Dynamics Limited has produced missiles designed to deliver Indian nuclear warheads.

Nuclear Weapons | Investments 

Company Profile

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) is a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Defence.[i] It is also traded at the NSE India (National Stock Exchange of India) and Bombay Stock Exchange.[ii] BDL has produced missiles designed to deliver Indian nuclear warheads. In the financial year ending 31 March 2025, it generated revenues of ₹33.45 billion.[iii]

[i] Company Profile (2024) | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED INDIA. Available at: https://bdl-india.in/company-profile.

[ii] Ibid; NSE – National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (no date). Available at: Bharat Dynamics Limited Share Price Today, Stock Price, Live NSE News, Quotes, Tips – NSE India (Accessed: 25 August 2025).

[iii] ‘55th Annual Report. 2024-25’, Bharat Dynamics Limited (2025), p. 9. Available at: AnnualReport2024-25.pdf.

Contact information

Bharat Dynamics Limited,

Corporate office, Plot No. 38-39,

TSFC Building (Near ICICI Towers), Financial District, Gachibowli, Hyderabad,

Telangana - 500032.

Website: http://www.bdl-india.in/

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/bharat-dynamics-limited-official-site

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Nuclear Weapons

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) was incorporated under the Indian Ministry of Defence as the manufacturing base for guided missile systems and allied equipment for the Indian Armed Forces.[i] BDL has been identified as the prime production agency for the Indian Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, and has been involved in the Prithvi and Agni nuclear-capable missile programmes.[ii] BDL also provides product life cycle support and refurbishment, and support for life extension programmes.[iii]

In August 2025, the Indian Government announced it successfully test fired the Agni-V ballistic missile.[iv] BDL “is involved in Rocket Motors integration, Explosives, Final Integration, Testing, Canisterization of Missile and Checkout” of Agni-V Systems.[v]

India is also rumoured to be developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the Agni-VI.[vi]

[i] Company Profile (2024) | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED INDIA. Available at: https://bdl-india.in/company-profile.

[ii] Company Profile (2024) | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED INDIA. Available at: https://bdl-india.in/company-profile; ‘Nuclear capable Prithvi-2 missile successfully testfired at night’, The Economic Times, last updated: 20 November 2019. Available at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/nuclear-capable-prithvi-2-missile-successfully-testfired-at-night/articleshow/72147446.cms ;
‘India successfully tests nuclear-capable Agni-V ballistic missile | All you need to know’, INDIA TODAY, updated: 8 October 2021. Available at: India successfully tests nuclear-capable Agni-V ballistic missile | All you need to know - India Today ;
‘52nd Annual Report 2021-22’, Bharat Dynamics Limited (2022), p. 7. Available at: https://bdl-india.in/sites/default/files/AnnualReport2021-22.pdf;

CORPORATE PRESENTATION, BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED (2022), p. 3. Available at: InvestorPresentationJune2022.pdf.

[iii] Company Profile (2024) | BHARAT DYNAMICS LIMITED INDIA. Available at: https://bdl-india.in/company-profile.

[iv] ‘India ‘successfully tests’ nuclear-capable missile able to reach deep into China’, The Guardian, 20 August 2025. Available at: India ‘successfully tests’ nuclear-capable missile able to reach deep into China | India | The Guardian.

[v] ‘52nd Annual Report 2021-22’, Bharat Dynamics Limited (2022), p. 7. Available at: https://bdl-india.in/sites/default/files/AnnualReport2021-22.pdf.

[vi] Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns and Mackenzie Knight, ‘Indian Nuclear Weapons, 2024’, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 80:5, 326-342, p. 334. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.2024.2388470.

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Last updated: 2026-06-08 14:19:30

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