GSL lays keel of 1st Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel

New Delhi: The keel laying ceremony of the first Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) (ex-GSL) was held at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Goa on May 3. The ceremony was presided by VAdm B Siva Kumar, Controller Warship Production & Acquisition in presence of BK Upadhyay, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of GSL and other senior officials from Indian Navy and GSL.

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The contracts for indigenous design and construction of 11 NGOPV were concluded on March 30, 2023, between Ministry of Defence and GSL and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, with seven ships to be constructed by Lead Shipyard GSL and four ships by Follow Shipyard GRSE.

The NGOPVs will be utilised for performing missions such as Anti-Piracy, Coastal Defence & Surveillance, Search & Rescue and Protection of Offshore Assets. 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. This is yet another significant milestone in Indian Navy’s pursuit towards indigenous shipbuilding and is in consonance with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives of the nation.

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