Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the largest shipbuilding facility in India, has laid the keel for the first of six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) being built for the Indian Navy.
Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition at Integrated Headquarters, Indian Navy, laid the keel for the first vessel, BY 531, at a ceremony on September 18.
CSL has a contract with the Indian Navy to build six NGMVs. The contract was signed on March 30, 2023. The project is also CSL’s first entry into building advanced weapon-intensive platforms for the Navy, the shipbuilder said.
The NGMVs are planned as high-speed vessels. They will have a maximum speed of 33 knots, with a crew of 80 personnel on each ship.
The vessels will carry several weapons and sensors. These include surface-to-surface missile systems, anti-missile defence systems, air surveillance radars and fire control radars, CSL said.
The main role of the vessels will
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