FAST PATROL VESSELS
GRSE secures export order worth $54 mn from German co for commercial vessels Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd has signed a $54 million contract with Germany-based shipping company Carsten Rehder Schiffsmakler und Reederei GmbH and Co. KG for the construction and delivery of four multi-purpose ca...
22 Jun, 2024, 05.29 PM ISTIndian Navy rescues hijacked Iranian ship FV Iman from Somali pirates in Arabian Sea The Indian Navy successfully rescued an Iranian fishing vessel, FV Iman, that had been hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea. The distress signal from the vessel prompted the deployment of INS Sumitra, a Saryu class patrol vessel, which coer...
30 Jan, 2024, 10.45 AM ISTIndian Coast Guard bolsters maritime defence with ₹1,070 crore deal for 14 fast patrol vessels The Indian defence ministry has recently finalized a significant deal with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) for the acquisition of 14 fast patrol vessels. The deal, worth Rs 1,070 crore, aims to strengthen the capabilities of the Indian Coast Gua...
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Coast Guards of India, Japan hold joint exercises on responding to distress in real-time The Indian and Japanese Coast Guards conducted a successful joint exercise, 'Sahyog Kaijin,' off the Chennai coast. Responding to a simulated distress call, ICGS Shaurya and JCGS Yashima swiftly rescued the crew of a distressed vessel, MT Matsyadris...
12 Jan, 2024, 05.45 PM ISTAfter Ladakh, Indian Army plans to deploy fast boats, landing craft at other border areas The Army plans to acquire six fast patrol boats and eight landing craft assault for border areas. The boats will be deployed in areas like Sir Creek, Brahmaputra river basin, and Sundarban delta areas. The fast patrol boats will be rugged and versat...
18 Oct, 2023, 01.34 PM ISTArmy begins process to procure fast patrol boats, landing craft and surveillance systems The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-year confrontation in certain friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomati...
17 Oct, 2023, 05.40 PM ISTRajnath Singh hands over Fast Patrol Vessel, Landing Craft Assault ship to Maldives The Fast Patrol Vessel, capable of coastal and offshore surveillance at high speeds, was commissioned as the MNDF Coast Guard ship Huravee. President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi were present on the occasi...
02 May, 2023, 05.12 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh to hand over patrol vessel, landing craft to Maldives The Maldives is one of India's key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean region and the overall bilateral ties, including in the areas of defence and security, have been on an upward trajectory in the last few years. In August last year, Prime Min...
30 Apr, 2023, 11.43 AM ISTGRSE making seven vessels for foreign countries: Official GRSE, which had bagged the prestigious Rs 19,294-crore order for the construction of three advanced stealth frigates under Project 17A for the Indian Navy, has already launched two of these ships and the construction of the third one is in full swin...
21 Aug, 2022, 01.49 PM ISTThe high price of a Sri Lankan family's bid to flee crisis Data from Sri Lanka's navy shows almost 1,000 people, many of them children, have been intercepted in Sri Lankan waters attempting to flee the country in the last three months. Exiting the country unofficially is considered an offence.
10 Aug, 2022, 07.33 PM ISTWarship maker GRSE records highest turnover at Rs 1,750 crore for FY'22 The shipyard is presently undertaking concurrent construction of 23 ships, including three P17A stealth frigates, four survey vessels and six patrol boats, for Indian Navy, India Coast Guard, Republic of Guyana and Bangladesh.
02 Apr, 2022, 05.14 PM ISTCochin Shipyard delivers three Floating Border Out-Post vessels to BSF "The vessels which were flagged off on Republic Day from Kochi reached the area of operations for its deployment at Sundarbans near Indo-Bangladesh border waters," the Cochin Shipyard said.
08 Feb, 2022, 04.54 PM ISTIndian Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS 'Kanaklata Barua' commissioned in Kolkata The FPVs are medium-range surface vessels with a length of 50 metres, width of 7.5 metres and displacement of around 308 tonnes, a GRSE official said. "These powerful, fuel-efficient platforms are designed to perform multipurpose operations like pat...
30 Sep, 2020, 04.21 PM ISTGRSE delivers fifth ship in Fast Patrol Vessels' series to Indian Coast Guard GRSE had earlier made deliveries of FPVs ICGS Priyadarshini, ICGS Annie Besant and ICGS Amrit Kaur in this series to the Indian Coast Guard, it said in a statement.
09 Jun, 2020, 11.05 PM ISTIndia exporting defence equipment to friendly countries: Defence ministry official India had produced defence-related equipment worth Rs 80,000 crore in 2018-19, of which Rs 11,000-crore worth armaments were exported.
10 Aug, 2019, 07.54 PM ISTTwo fast patrol vessels for Coast Guard launched The vessels, named ICGS Amrit Kaur and ICGS Kamla Devi after freedom fighters, are the third and fourth in a series of five fast patrol vessels being built by GRSE for the Coast Guard, GRSE chairman cum managing director Rear Admiral V K Saxena said.
22 Nov, 2018, 05.52 PM ISTCSL delivers Fast Patrol Vessel "ICGS" to Indian Coast Guard The CSL said it has delivered seven Fast patrol Vessels to the Indian Coast Guard and a Buoy Tender Vessel to Dept of Lighthouses and Lightships.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.27 PM IST16th Fast Patrol Vessels for Coast Guard launched Cochin Shipyard today launched the sixteenth of the 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (BY 516) being built by it for the Indian Coast Guard.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.12 PM ISTGRSE to build water jet-propelled fast patrol vessel for Coast Guard The ship will be constructed adopting integrated construction technology to ensure higher percentage of outfitting during launch.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.13 AM ISTParliament's Public Accounts Committee slams Coast Guard for deficiencies "Audit (2004-2010) found that 72% of Fast Patrol Vessels, Inshore Patrol vessels were either on extended life or their extended life had also expired," the report said.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.41 PM IST