Mazagon Dock observes Plate Cutting Ceremony of ICG’s Fourth NGOPV in Mumbai
Designed, developed, and built indigenously, these 117-meter-long vessels are capable of speeds up to 23 knots, with an operational range of 5,000 nautical miles.
Mazagon Dock observes Plate Cutting Ceremony of ICG Fourth NGOPV in Mumbai
Mumbai, 20 August 2025: Defence PSU Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) backed six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) and observed the Plate Cutting Ceremony of Yard 16404, the fourth in a series for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), which took place in Mumbai on August 20, 2025.
Designed, developed, and built indigenously, these 117-meter-long vessels are capable of speeds up to 23 knots, with an operational range of 5,000 nautical miles.
The vessel is equipped with advanced technologies, including AI-based predictive maintenance systems, remote-piloted drones, an integrated bridge system, and an integrated platform management system. The NGOPVs will significantly enhance the ICG’s ability to secure India’s vast maritime domain.
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It will also have a capacity to accommodate 11 officers and 110 personnel. The NGOPV project, contracted on December 20, 2023, under the ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ category, is fully aligned with the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.
The event was presided over by Deputy Director General (Technical), Headquarters ICG Eastern Seaboard, Inspector General NG Raveendran, in the presence of Executive Director (Shipbuilding), MDL, Mr. A. Vinod, and senior officials from ICG and MDL.
The initiative is a significant step towards growing defence manufacturing strength and commitment to self-reliance and empowering the ICG to safeguard national maritime interests with greater effectiveness.
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