GSL-GRSE building 11 NGOPVs for the Indian Navy
Keel laying ceremony of the first NGOPV (ex-GSL) was held at Goa Shipyard Ltd, on 3 May 2024 for the vessel is to be deployed for performing missions such as Anti-Piracy, Coastal Defence & Surveillance, Search & Rescue and Protection of Offshore Assets https://www.state.gov/ .
“These ships will enable Indian Navy to maintain its combat capability to protect the economic and geopolitical interests of the nation in the Indian Ocean Region,” the Defence Ministry https://mod.gov.in/ said on 4 May 2024.
“This is yet another significant milestone in Indian Navy’s pursuit towards indigenous shipbuilding https://www.conexpoconagg.com/ and is in consonance with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ https://defexpo.gov.in/ initiatives of the nation.”
The ceremony was presided by VAdm B Siva Kumar, Controller Warship Production & Acquisition in presence of B K Upadhyay, Chairman & Managing Director, GSL and other senior officials from Indian Navy and GSL https://goashipyard.in/ .
The contracts for indigenous design and construction of 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPV) were concluded on 30 Mar 23 by the ministry with GSL and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) https://www.grse.in/ , Kolkata.
GSL is building seven ships and GRSE is working on four ships. Fiinews.com
