Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel

NGPOV Design
Class overview
Builders
Operators Indian Navy
Preceded by
Cost
  • 9,781 crore (US$1.2 billion)
  • 889.18 crore (US$110 million) per unit (FY 2023)
Planned11
Building6
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement2,500–2,900 t (2,461–2,854 long tons)[1]
Length105–110 m (344 ft 6 in – 360 ft 11 in)[1]
Draught4–5 m (13 ft 1 in – 16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion2 x diesel engine
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[1]
Range8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) with 25% reserve fuel[1]
Endurance60 days (minimum)[1]
Complement20 officers including 4 women officers and 130 sailors[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Navigation radar[1]
  • 2 x BEL Lynx-U2[2]
  • 2 x EOIRST
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × 15 t (15 long tons) helicopter with facility for UAVs[1]
Aviation facilities
  • Helipad with an enclosed hangar capable of accommodating 1x multi-role helicopters and UAVs.
  • Storage for Light Weight Torpedoes Shyena for helicopter.

The Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) are a series of eleven offshore patrol vessel planned to be built by Goa Shipyard (GSL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy.[3] The deal was signed on 30 March 2023 with the delivery of the ships is scheduled to commence from September 2026. The primary role of the vessels to maintain Indian Navy's combat capability and meet various operational requirements such as Anti piracy, Counter-Infiltration, Anti poaching, Anti trafficking, Non combatant evacuation operations, Search and Rescue (SAR), Protection of Offshore Assets and Mine warfare.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SIX NEXTGENERATION OFFSHORE PATROL VESSELS (NGOPVs) FOR INDIAN NAVY" (PDF). Indian Navy. 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lynx was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Defence Ministry clears 11 advance warships for Navy, 6 surveillance planes for IAF". The Free Press Journal. 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "MoD signs Rs 19,600 crore contracts for 11 Next Gen Offshore Patrol Vessels, 6 Next Gen Missile Vessels for the Indian Navy". Press Information Bureau. 30 March 2023.