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India has received an order from Sri Lanka to build two warships for the island’s navy, an Indian minister said.
Minister of State for Defence Production, Rao Inderjit Singh said on Saturday that India will export two warships to Sri Lanka after delivering a warship to Mauritius for the first time, IANS reported.
“From Sri Lanka, we have received an order to build two off-shore patrol vehicles (OPV) and they are under construction in Goa Shipyard,” the minister said in Kolkata at the ceremonial delivery of a warship to the Mauritian Coast Guard.
He said the ships are entirely built in the country and there hasn’t been any technology cooperation with any foreign partners.
CGS Barracuda, the off-shore patrol vessel built for Mauritius by the Indian government-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), is priced at $ 58.5 million.
According to the manufacturer, the Barracuda has been designed for the usual OPV tasks – anti-piracy, anti-smuggling, anti-poaching and search and rescue. It is also capable of pollution response, external firefighting, transportation of a small detachment of troops and helicopter operations. The warship can also be used for cargo handling.
