The modern warships will feature advanced weapon and sensor suites designed to perform multi-domain missions, including littoral combat, escort tasks, and anti-submarine warfare. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited will build five of the eight vessels, leaving the remaining three to Goa Shipyard Limited. The initiative substantially scales national manufacturing capabilities by connecting major state yards with private micro, small, and medium enterprises. In total, the project is anticipated to create more than 530 lakh person-days of combined industrial employment over the next decade.
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The eight newly contracted vessels will augment an existing active naval fleet of 18 to 2…: The eight newly contracted vessels will augment an existing active naval fleet of 18 to 24 corvettes.
These vessels represent the first project where warships are indigenously designed by the…: These vessels represent the first project where warships are indigenously designed by the Indian Navy and manufactured by defence public sector undertakings.
Advanced missile systems and sensor suites will equip the new corvettes to operate across…: Advanced missile systems and sensor suites will equip the new corvettes to operate across surface, sub-surface, and air domains.
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NEW DELHI: In a big push to self-reliance in warship manufacturing, the defence ministry on Monday signed contracts worth Rs 53,866.5 crore with two shipyards — Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) — for the acquisition of eight next generation corvettes (NGCs) for the
Indian Navy. Under the contracts, GRSE will construct five corvettes, while GSL will construct the remaining three.
The project marks a significant milestone in India's indigenous warship design and construction capabilities, as it is the first project in which the ships will be indigenously designed by the Indian Navy and constructed by defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) selected through a competitive process. The contracts were inked in the presence of defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
A corvette in the Indian Navy is a small, fast and heavily-armed warship ranked just below a frigate in size. Such agile warships are meant for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare and coastal defence. They perform maritime surveillance, search-and-attack operations, escort duties for larger fleet ships, and patrol missions. The Indian Navy currently operates 18 to…
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