Hyderabad, March 6 -- Commodore Sujay Kapoor (Retd) has assumed charge as Director (Production) of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Prior to joining BDL, Commodore Kapoor served as Commodore (Armament Production and Indigenisation) at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi. A Mechanical Engineer by qualification, he also holds an MBA, MSc and MPhil in Defence and Strategic Studies. He brings more than three decades of experience in the Indian Navy.

During his naval career, Commodore Kapoor was associated with the indigenisation of several defence systems and components. These include anti-submarine rockets and their launchers, anti-missile defence rockets, miss...