| Class overview |
|---|
| Name | NGMV class |
| Builders | Cochin Shipyard Limited[2] |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | NGC (Next-Gen Corvette) planned |
| Cost |
- ₹9,805 crore (US$1.2 billion) for six ships
- ₹1,634 crore (equivalent to ₹17 billion or US$220 million in 2023) per unit
|
| Planned | 6[1] |
| General characteristics (NGMV) |
|---|
| Type | ASuW |
| Displacement | 2200 tonnes |
| Length | 105 m (344 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13.0 m (42 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | < 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | CODAG
1 × General Electric LM2500
2 × Pielstick 12PA 6 STC6 Diesel engines |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)[1] |
| Range |
- Economy: 2,800 nmi (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) at 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)[1]
- Maximum: 1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
|
| Endurance | >10 days at economical speed[1] |
Boats & landing
craft carried | 1 × RIB |
| Complement | 80 sailors and 13 officers[1] |
Sensors and
processing systems |
- 1 x Surface surveillance radar[1]
- 1 x Air surveillance radar[1]
- 1 x Lynx-U2 fire control radar[1]
- 1 x IRST
|
Electronic warfare
& decoys | Kavach decoy system |
| Armament |
- Guns:
- Anti-ship missiles:
- Anti-aircraft warfare:
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Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) are a planned class of anti-surface warfare corvettes for the Indian Navy.[3] Under this programme the Indian Navy intends to acquire six advanced missile vessels. Ships in this class will be armed with Anti-ship missile or Land-attack missile like BrahMos. Ships under this class will feature advanced stealth features like a low radar cross section (RCS), infrared, acoustic and magnetic signatures.[1][4]
Development
On 2 January 2015 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) issued a Request For Information (RFI) under Buy Indian and Make Indian category for six new missile corvettes by initiating the Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) programme.[5] Vendors who chose to respond to the RFI must meet "minimum qualifying criteria" mainly, shipyard should have already built "vessel(s) of similar specifications".[6] An RfP worth $2.2 billion was filed by the Government of India to various Indian shipyards seeking for various warships including six missile boats.[7]
On 23 February 2021, Cochin Shipyard (CSL) won the bid to construct 6 Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) for a cost ₹10,000 crores.[8]
On 30 March 2023, MoD signed the contract for acquisition of six NGMV with CSL at a cost of ₹9,805 crore. The delivery of ships is scheduled to commence from March 2027. According to MoD, the construction of these ships will generate an employment of 45 lakh man-days over a period of nine years.[9][10]
Design and description
The RFI suggests that ships will be about 2,200-2,800 tonnes each.[11] The new ships will have a complement of 11 officers, 2 trainee officers and 80 sailors. The range will be at least 2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km; 3,200 mi) (1,000 nmi; 1,900 km; 1,200 mi at full speed) and speed performance will be 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (max speed of 35 knots; 65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships will carry eight surface-to-surface missiles, a full-fledged surface-to-air missile (SAM) system with point defence capabilities and a 15 km (9.3 mi) range MR gun system. The ships will also have radar and electro-optically (EO) guided close-in weapon systems (CIWS) with 360-degree anti-missile defence.[12][13]
