India, Aug. 25 -- Yard 3039 (Sanghmitra), Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV), was launched at GRSE, Kolkata on 20 May 2026. The construction of 11 NGOPVs is being undertaken concurrently at two shipyards (GSL, Goa and GRSE, Kolkata). These indigenously designed and built ships will augment the existing OPVs/NOPVs for multi domain operations, such as surveillance and defence in area of interest, search and rescue, protection of offshore assets, HADR and anti-piracy missions.
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