Reliance Defence bags Rs 916 cr contract from Defence Ministry

FPV’s are medium range, high speed vessels; it is primarily utilised for patrol within exclusive economic zone (EEZ), costal patrol, anti-smuggling, antipiracy, search & rescue operations. It also supports front line warships in the hour of need.

This is the first time, a private sector shipyard has been awarded a contract to design and build such class of ships for Indian Armed Forces. RDEL will be developing the design in-house.

“Reliance Shipyard with the largest dry-dock of the country has successfully mastered the block-construction technique through unique ‘modular construction technology’ for building large ships for both commercial usage and Navy. The shipyard with state-of-the-art technology, processes and skilled man-power is well poised to deliver any class of vessel in a most optimum timeframe,” said RInfra in a press statement.