The Indian Coast Guard took delivery of a new fast patrol vessel (FPV) from local builder Goa Shipyard (GSL) on Tuesday, August 25.
The future ICGS Ajit is the seventh Adamya-class FPV to be built by GSL for the Indian Coast Guard.
The vessel's duties will include patrols of India’s exclusive economic zone waters and island territories, counter-smuggling missions, counter-piracy missions, search and rescue, protection of offshore assets, and fisheries enforcement.
The FPV will also have secondary escort and communications relay functions during wartime.
The future Ajit has a length of 52 metres, a beam of eight metres, a draught of just under 2.5 metres, a displacement of 320 tonnes, and a crew complement of 39. Her armament includes a CRN 91 30mm naval gun and two M2 12.7mm machine guns fitted on remotely controlled stabilised mounts.
The vessel's electronics suite includes an integrated bridge system, an integrated platform management system, a fire control system, and an automated power management system.
Like her sisters, the FPV was designed in-house by GSL in compliance with the requirements of the Indian Register of Shipping and the American Bureau of Shipping.
More than 60 per cent indigenous content was used in her construction in line with the “make in India” initiative of the Indian Government.
