Next Generation Corvette (NGC) are a planned

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of eight

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(AsuW)

corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloo ...

s for the

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. Under this programme, the Indian Navy intends to acquire advanced ships armed with anti-ship or

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s like

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(RCS),

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, acoustic and magnetic signatures. On 6 June 2022, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the

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cleared the acquisition proposal of the 8 Next-generation corvettes worth for the Indian Navy. According to a report on 2 May 2024, Next Generation Corvettes will be fitted with indigenous marine diesel engines which will be developed under the 'Make-I category'. The development and manufacturing of the engines will probably be carried out by Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd and

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading Defense industry, defence shipyards, located in Kolkata. It builds and repairs merchant shipping, commercial and warship, naval vessels. GRSE also expor ...

Ltd (GRSE). The upgrade of two of Brahmaputra class frigates would probably be the first to have these indigenous diesel engines. Orders for around thirty diesel engines would be issued after the engine's successful development.

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In May 2025,

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading defence shipyards, located in Kolkata. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. GRSE also exports the ships that the company builds. Founded ...

(GRSE) secured the lowest bidder (L1) position for constructing five Next Generation Corvettes (NGC) for the Indian Navy, under a program approved by the Defence Acquisition Council on 6 June 2022. The contract for GRSE, valued at over , covers five of the eight NGCs, with the remaining three to be built by the second-lowest bidder (L2) at the same unit cost. The shipyard participated in the Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC) meeting convened by the Defence Ministry on 21 May. As per reports, contract is expected to be signed within six months after negotiations.

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