Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) are a planned

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s for the

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. Under this programme the Indian Navy intends to acquire six advanced

missile A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. Historically, 'missile' referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this ...

vessels. Ships in this class will be armed with

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land-attack missile A land-attack missile (LAM) is a naval surface-to-surface missile that is capable of effectively attacking targets ashore, unlike specialized anti-ship missiles, which are optimized for striking other ships. Some dual-role missiles are suitable ...

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(RCS),

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, acoustic and magnetic signatures.

Development

On 2 January 2015 the

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(MOD) issued a

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(RFI) under Buy Indian and Make Indian category for six new missile corvettes by initiating the Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) programme. Vendors who chose to respond to the RFI must meet "minimum qualifying criteria" mainly, shipyard should have already built "vessel(s) of similar specifications". An RfP worth $2.2 billion was filed by the

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to various Indian shipyards seeking for various warships including six missile boats. On 23 February 2021,

Cochin Shipyard Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India. Cochin Shipyard is part of a line of maritime-related facilities in the port-city of Kochi, in the States and union territories of India, state of Kerala, ...

(CSL) won the bid to construct 6 Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) for a cost

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10,000

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. On 11 January 2023, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for procurement of

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s. On 30 March 2023, MoD signed the contract for acquisition of six NGMV with CSL at a cost of . The delivery of ships is scheduled to commence from March 2027. According to MoD, the construction of these ships will generate an employment of 45

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man-days over a period of nine years. On 15 September 2023,

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announced that they have received an order worth from CSL to supply "state-of-the-art technology" including sensors and weapons equipment for the NGMV project. On 29 March 2024, CSL signed another deal with

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worth for in-house manufacturing six units of

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for NGMV, which are scheduled to be delivered between 2026 and 2029. On 16 December 2024, the steel cutting ceremony for the first ship of NGMV held at the Cochin Shipyard. Induction of the vessels is to start from 2027.

Design and description

The RFI suggests that ships will be about 2,200-2,800 tonnes each. The new ships will have a complement of 11 officers, 2 trainee officers and 80 sailors. The range will be at least ( at full speed) and speed performance will be (max speed of ). The ships will carry eight

surface-to-surface missile A surface-to-surface missile (SSM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea and strike targets on land or at sea. They may be fired from hand-held or vehicle mounted devices, from fixed installations, or from a ship. They ar ...

s, a full-fledged

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-ai ...

(SAM) system with point defence capabilities and a range MR gun system. The ships will also have radar and electro-optically (EO) guided

close-in weapon system A close-in weapon system (CIWS ) is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship. Nearly all classes of l ...

s (CIWS) with 360-degree anti-missile defence.

Ships of the class

References

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Development

Design and description

Ships of the class

See also

References