An agreement on Tuesday was signed between Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) with Swan Defence and Heavy Industries, collaborating for designing and constructing Landing Platform Docks (LPDs) for the Indian Navy.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) last week accorded approval for the acquisition of LPDs — a critical capability addition for the Indian Navy to undertake amphibious operations, and deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions.
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries, in a statement, said that MDL will bring its vast experience in ship design, project management, and system integration, while the company will provide its shipbuilding infrastructure - the largest in the country - for the construction of the vessels.
The partnership is designed to combine the technical, financial, and operational strengths of both shipyards to deliver an optimal solution for the Indian Navy, it added.
"Together, we aim to deliver technologically advanced, globally competitive platforms that will strengthen the Indian Navy's blue-water capabilities,” Vivek Merchant, Director, Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited, said.
Capt. Jagmohan, Chairman and Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, said, "This partnership marks a new chapter in Indian shipbuilding. The LPDs are vital to India's maritime power projection capability, and through this collaboration, we intend to deliver world-class ships built in India, for India."
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