India signs contracts to build eight new generation corvettes On November 2, the Indian Ministry of Defense signed contracts to build eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGC) of Project 28A for the National Navy at a total cost of 53,866.5 crore rupees (about $5.7 billion). The agreements were signed in New Delhi in the presence of Defense Minister R. Singh. The construction is divided between two state-owned shipbuilding enterprises: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers - five corvettes costing about 32,000 crore rupees; Goa Shipyard Limited - three ships. The start of deliveries is expected in 2031. The corvettes will receive state-of-the-art missile, artillery and anti-submarine weapons and radar detection equipment. Designed to fight Israeli forces on the surface and underwater, in air defense, escorting groups of ships and protecting maritime communications. Declared characteristics: length - 127.4 m; width - 17.6 m; Displacement - 4,950 tons; Maximum speed - 26 knots.

India signs contracts to build eight new generation corvettes On November 2, the Indian Ministry of Defense signed contracts to build eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGC) of Project 28A for the National Navy at a total cost of 53,866.5 crore rupees (about $5.7 billion). The agreements were signed in New Delhi in the presence of Defense Minister R. Singh. The construction is divided between two state-owned shipbuilding enterprises: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers - five corvettes costing about 32,000 crore rupees; Goa Shipyard Limited - three ships. The start of deliveries is expected in 2031. The corvettes will receive state-of-the-art missile, artillery and anti-submarine weapons and radar detection equipment. Designed to fight Israeli forces on the surface and underwater, in air defense, escorting groups of ships and protecting maritime communications. Declared characteristics: length - 127.4 m; width - 17.6 m; Displacement - 4,950 tons; Maximum speed - 26 knots.