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Cochin Shipyard Lays Keel of Indian Navy’s First Next Generation Missile Vessel
The keel-laying ceremony of the first Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) for the Indian Navy has been held at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The NGMV is designed as a high-speed missile combatant with specified offensive, defensive, and sea-denial roles.
Next Generation Missile Vessel:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Offensive operations | The NGMV comprises offensive operations such as Maritime Strike Operations and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW). |
| Potential targets | The NGMV provides for engagement of targets such as enemy warships, merchant vessels, and land targets. |
| Sea-denial operations | The NGMV provides for sea-denial operations, particularly effective in the vicinity of maritime choke points. |
| Defensive role | The NGMV comprises defensive tasks such as local naval defense and seaward defense of Offshore Development Areas (ODAs). |
| BrahMos (SSM) | BrahMos is a Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM) that enables long-range engagement with anti-ship and land-attack capabilities, and NGMV models are equipped with inclined BrahMos missile launchers. |
| VLSRSAM | VLSRSAM is a Vertically Launched Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile that delivers air and missile defense capabilities and is designed to intercept and neutralize incoming aerial threats. |
| 76 mm SRGM | The 76 mm SRGM serves as the primary naval gun system and is positioned on the forward section of the vessel. |
| CIWS | CIWS provides short-range defense against incoming projectiles and threats, and the NGMV model features a CIWS mounted at the stern. |
| Multi-Function Radar | The MFR performs air surveillance and supports fire-control functions, operates in X-band, and has an approximate range of 200 km. |
| Indigenous defence ecosystem | DRDO develops the Multi-Function Radar (MFR), BEL supplies the MFR, HAL assembles LM2500 gas turbines, and CSL designs and constructs vessels. |
| CSL reference platform | INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited. |