L&t To Build Three Cadet Training Ships For The Indian Navy

The Indian Government has given the go-ahead to sign a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to buy three Cadet Training Ships for the Indian Navy.

The Indian Ministry of Defense said that the deal was real (MoD).

The new contract was approved under the Buy Indian Designed, Developed, and Manufactured category. It is thought to be worth about $376.06m (Rs31.08bn).

Men and women who are training to be officers in the Indian Navy will be trained at sea on the new platforms after they finish their basic training.

The Ministry of Defense said that the new ships can also be used for humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and evacuating injured people.

The new ships will not only meet the future needs of the Indian Navy to train cadets, but they will also train cadets from other partner nations to strengthen the country’s diplomatic ties.

The first of the three ships should be delivered in 2026.

L&T will do all the work needed to design, develop, and build the ships at their shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai.

MoD says that the work will support more than two million man-days over the next four and a half years. This will make it possible for many industry partners and micro, small, and medium-sized businesses from India to get involved.

Most of the equipment, parts, and subsystems that will be used to build the three training ships will come from manufacturers in India.

This will help the Indian government’s “Make in India” and “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” programmes even more.

In a tweet, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said, “These ships will train officer cadets, including female cadets, at sea after their basic training to meet the future needs of the Indian Navy. I thank Pradhanmantriji for making this choice.”