Security Vessel News Roundup | October 13 – Indian Navy and Coast Guard patrol ships, US amphibious vehicle orders and more

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned a new fast patrol vessel (FPV) during a ceremony at Goa Shipyard (GSL) on Friday, October 9.

ICGS Ajit ("Invincible") is the seventh of eight Adamya-class FPVs being built by GSL for the ICG. She will be based at Okha and assigned missions including surveillance, search and rescue, counter-smuggling, and pollution response.

The ICG took delivery of the vessel from GSL on August 25. Ajit was launched at the shipyard on October 24, 2025, alongside sister vessel Aparajit, the eighth and final unit in the series.

The contract for all eight vessels dates to March 2022.