Indian Navy Achieves Milestone: One New Indigenous Warship or Submarine Every 40 Days

Under Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi’s leadership, the Indian Navy is accelerating its indigenous shipbuilding drive, reflecting India’s growing defence self-reliance.

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Indian Navy Adds New Indigenous Warship or Submarine Every 40 Days — Image Credit: PTI

The Indian Navy has entered a new phase of rapid modernisation, achieving a remarkable pace of adding one new warship or submarine every 40 days. This milestone underscores India’s growing industrial capacity and its commitment to building a self-reliant maritime force under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.

Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi highlighted this achievement while addressing a recent gathering, noting that the Navy’s modernisation roadmap is firmly rooted in indigenous design, development, and production. “Every 40 days, an Indian shipyard delivers a new platform for the Navy – a reflection of how far our domestic industry has progressed,” he said.

Currently, more than 60 ships and submarines are at various stages of construction across Indian shipyards such as Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), and Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL). Most of these platforms are being developed with advanced technology and combat systems to meet future maritime challenges.

Admiral Tripathi also reaffirmed the Navy’s long-term vision to become a fully self-reliant force by 2047, coinciding with India’s 100 years of independence. The focus remains on enhancing indigenous capabilities in propulsion, sensors, weapons, and stealth systems – ensuring India’s maritime assets are designed and built by its own workforce.

The expansion comes at a time of growing strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific, where India is playing a crucial role in maintaining regional stability and maritime security. By boosting indigenous shipbuilding, the Navy not only strengthens national defence but also fuels economic growth, creates employment, and reduces dependence on imports.

India’s shipyards, once limited to refits and repairs, have now evolved into centres of high-tech innovation – a transformation that signals the nation’s emergence as a leading maritime power in the region.