Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket from BDL

Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) have displayed the Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER ASR) at Aero India. It is a single-stage, fin-stabilized, solid propellant powered rocket system.

The calibre is 212mm, length 1850mm, mass 113.5 kg and range 3-8 kms. It takes 27 to 45 secs to reach this range.

BDL is one of the leading defence PSUs in India engaged in the manufacture of surface to air missiles (SAMs), anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), air to air missiles (AAMs), underwater weapons, launchers, countermeasures and test equipment. BDL is the sole manufacturer and supplier in India for SAMs, torpedoes, ATGMs to the Indian armed forces. The company is also the co-development partner with DRDO for the next generation of ATGMs and SAMs.

The company currently has three manufacturing facilities at present; two in Telangana (Hyderabad, Bhanur) and one in Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam). The Hyderabad manufacturing unit is engaged in the manufacture of SAMs, Milan 2T ATGMs, countermeasures, launchers and test equipment. The Bhanur unit is engaged in the manufacture of the Konkurs-M ATGMs, the INVAR ATGMs, launchers and spares. The Vishakhapatnam unit is engaged in the manufacture of light weight torpedoes, the C-303 anti-torpedo system, countermeasures and spares.

BDL is in the process of setting up two additional manufacturing facilities at Ibrahimpatnam (near Hyderabad) and Amravati (Maharashtra), which will be used to manufacture SAMs and very short range air defence missiles (VSHORADMs), respectively.

During FY22, the company reported revenue of | 2817 crore, which increased 47.2% YoY. EBITDA, PAT increased 110.6%, 93.9% YoY in FY22 to | 726 crore, | 500 crore, respectively. The order book position of the company as of June 2022 was at | 13000 crore comprising mainly Akash SAMs, medium range SAMs, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), air to air missiles, torpedoes, counter measure systems.