Kolkata: Launch of ‘Shruti’, Subsequent Technology Offshore Vessel-Yard 3037 constructed by Backyard Attain Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy, in Kolkata
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Backyard Attain Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), a public sector enterprise beneath the Ministry of Defence, on Tuesday launched ‘Shruti’, a second Subsequent Technology Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV).
Coming lower than three months after the launch of ‘Sanghmitra’, the primary NGOPV from GRSE, in Might, the event displays the regular momentum achieved by the corporate.
GRSE is establishing 4 NGOPVs as a part of the Indian Navy’s 11-ship NGOPV programme. “The newly launched warship, named ‘Shruti’, was formally launched by Manika Sadhu, spouse of Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, AVSM, NM, Controller of Warship Manufacturing & Acquisition (CWP&A), Indian Navy, amidst conventional rituals and the chanting of Vedic shlokas,” the corporate mentioned in a launch.
The title ‘Shruti’ means “that which is heard”. Within the Indian custom, the time period ‘Shruti’ is used to confer with the 4 Vedas, the traditional scriptures which have been preserved by oral custom over generations and occupy a central place in India’s cultural and non secular heritage.
“The NGOPVs are considerably bigger and extra succesful than the Offshore Patrol Vessels constructed earlier, providing enhanced endurance, firepower and operational versatility. Measuring about 113 metres in size and 14.6 metres in width, with a displacement of three,000 tonnes, they may obtain speeds of as much as 23 knots and have an endurance of 8,500 nautical miles at a cruising velocity of 14 knots,” the discharge added.
Designed for a variety of maritime operations, the NGOPVs will undertake coastal and offshore asset safety, maritime interdiction, surveillance, VBSS (go to, board, search and seizure), mine warfare and particular operations. They may also be deployed for Out of Space Contingency Operations, anti-piracy, counter-infiltration, humanitarian help and catastrophe aid (HADR), search and rescue missions, moreover supporting hospital, COMINT and fleet upkeep roles.
Vice Admiral Sadhu mentioned, “The Navy’s duty is just not solely to defend our nationwide pursuits; additionally it is to make sure freedom of navigation, safety of our sea lanes, and the uninterrupted stream of power and important items to and from India. Over the past decade, because of the Authorities and its essential coverage initiatives, now we have made exceptional progress in making a vibrant and more and more technologically superior defence manufacturing and shipbuilding ecosystem.”
And on this journey, GRSE has occupied a really, very particular place, he mentioned, including the Indian Navy has obtained greater than 110 warships from the corporate.
Revealed on August 11, 2026