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ICG'S ADVANCED NGOPVS LAUNCHED AT MDL
Geopolitics
|August 2025
In a major stride toward bolstering India’s maritime security and indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) marked the keel-laying of Yard 16401 - the first of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) - at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai.
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The NGOPVs are being constructed under a Rs 1,614 crore contract signed on December 20, 2023, between MDL and the Ministry of Defence, said the statement. What sets these vessels apart is their integration of cutting-edge technologies. They will feature AI-based predictive maintenance systems for real-time diagnostics, remote-piloted drones for aerial surveillance, an Integrated Bridge System (IBS) for unified navigation control, and an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) to optimise onboard operations. These enhancements are expecte
This story is from the August 2025 edition of Geopolitics.
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