Kolkata-based Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) has launched the third Diving Support Craft (DSC) for the Indian Navy. The vessel is part of a five-craft series under construction at TRSL, intended to support underwater operations such as repair, maintenance, and salvage inside and around harbours. The craft was launched into the Hooghly River on 12 […]
Indra, in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), has delivered and commissioned the first Lanza-N 3D Air Surveillance Radar system aboard an Indian Navy warship. The radar, a naval variant of Indra’s Lanza 3D system, underwent sea trials before its acceptance and integration, during which naval and aerial platforms were used to test performance […]
Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane, launched the eleventh Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, LSAM 25 (Yard 135), on 8 September 2025. The launch ceremony was attended by Rear Admiral Vishal Bishnoi, Assistant Chief of Warship Production & Acquisition. The contract for the construction of 11 ACTCM barges was awarded to the MSME shipyard […]
CFF Fluid Control Limited, a manufacturer of equipment for naval platforms, has received a purchase order worth approximately INR 237 million from the Material Organisation of the Indian Navy. The order is for specialised equipment linked to the P75 submarine project, with execution and delivery scheduled by around August 2026. The P75 project is part […]
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has entered government-authorised negotiations with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) for India’s Project 75I submarine programme, which is valued at about INR 700 billion. The project aims to expand and modernise the Indian Navy’s conventional submarine fleet through the construction of six diesel-electric submarines in India. The proposed submarines will feature […]
The Indian Navy has commissioned two Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam on 26 August. The frigates were built at different shipyards—Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) in Mumbai and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata—marking the first simultaneous commissioning of such surface combatants […]
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd has delivered the Survey Vessel (Large) Ikshak to the Indian Navy on 14 August 2025. The vessel is the third in a series of four Sandhayak-class ships being constructed by GRSE. The previous ships in the series, INS Sandhayak and INS Nirdeshak, were delivered in December 2023 and […]
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) provided quality assurance services during the recent refit of an EKM-class submarine by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), which was completed on 21 July 2025. According to IRS, the project marked the fastest-ever completion of a “normal refit” for this class of submarine and involved comprehensive inspections of the hull, […]
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd has delivered Himgiri, the first of three advanced guided-missile frigates being built for the Indian Navy under Project 17A. The handover took place on July 31, 2025, marking the 801st vessel delivered by the Kolkata-based shipyard. The 149-metre-long Himgiri has a displacement of 6,670 tonnes and is among […]
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) has completed the installation of a second 30mm Naval Surface Gun (NSG 30), developed in India, on the second Arnala-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC). The weapon is integrated with an Electro-Optic Fire Control System (EOFCS) and has undergone sea trials demonstrating firing accuracy. The NSG 30 […]
