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Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme

Construction

Waterjet propulsion was placed under contract on 2026-04-08 while lead-ship construction continued at Cochin Shipyard.

Kongsberg Maritime contracted to supply 18 Kamewa waterjets for the six-vessel programme on 8 April 2026, its largest single waterjet order to date. A July 2025 Cochin Shipyard tender showed detailed design and hull-fabrication planning under way for the 85 m lead ship, BY-531. Construction formally began with first-steel cutting at Kochi on 16 December 2024, after GE Aerospace selected the LM2500 marine gas turbine for the class. The March 2023 contract is worth Rs 9,804.98 crore and calls for the first ship within 48 months and the last within 108 months. The programme matters because it will give India a domestically built, sensor- and missile-intensive sea-denial force for surface, land-attack and chokepoint missions.

Updated 8 Apr 2026

Official rendering of the Indian Navy Next Generation Missile Vessel in a full three-quarter profile.
Photo: Cochin Shipyard Limited, press use, via Kongsberg Maritime

Verified figures

Specifications

Specifications — Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) programme
Specification Value
Programme quantity 6 vessels ↗
Prime shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi ↗
Contract value Rs 9,804.98 crore ↗
Contract delivery window First vessel within 48 months and last within 108 months of the 30 March 2023 contract ↗
Lead-ship length 85 m overall (preliminary July 2025 design) ↗
Lead-ship breadth 12 m (preliminary July 2025 design) ↗
Preliminary hull structure 25 blocks and approximately 510 t; 21 DMR-steel blocks around 485 t, with remaining blocks in aluminium ↗
Complement 80 personnel ↗
Gas-turbine supply 6 LM2500 marine gas-turbine kits, assembled and tested by HAL in Bengaluru ↗
Waterjet supply 18 Kamewa waterjets across the six vessels ↗
Electronics package Sensors, weapon equipment, fire-control systems and communications supplied under a Rs 2,118.57 crore BEL order ↗
Primary missions Maritime strike, anti-surface warfare, sea denial, local naval defence and seaward defence of offshore development areas ↗
Maximum speed 33-35 knots across official industry sources ↗
Delivery start March 2027 ↗

Spec sources: pib.gov.in ↗ · cochinshipyard.in ↗ · cochinshipyard.in ↗ · cochinshipyard.in ↗ · geaerospace.com ↗ · kongsbergmaritime.com ↗ · business-standard.com ↗

Changelog

Program timeline

  1. Kongsberg Maritime signed to supply 18 Kamewa waterjets for the six NGMVs, its largest single waterjet order.

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  2. Cochin Shipyard issued a tender for hull fabrication of lead ship BY-531, identifying an 85 m by 12 m preliminary design divided into 25 blocks.

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  3. Cochin Shipyard cut the first steel plate for lead vessel BY-531 at Kochi, formally starting construction.

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  4. GE Aerospace announced selection of the LM2500 and a supply of six engine kits for assembly and test by HAL in Bengaluru.

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  5. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited received a Rs 1,173.42 crore Cochin Shipyard order for six LM2500 sets, auxiliaries, spares and tools for NGMV.

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  6. Bharat Electronics disclosed a Rs 2,118.57 crore order for sensors, weapons, fire control and communications for all six NGMVs.

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  7. The Ministry of Defence and Cochin Shipyard signed the six-ship construction contract for Rs 9,804.98 crore in New Delhi.

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  8. Cochin Shipyard was declared the lowest bidder for the tender to construct six Next Generation Missile Vessels.

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