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GRSE launched Sanghmitra, Yard 3039, on 2026-05-20 while the 11-ship build continued at GRSE and GSL.

GRSE launched Yard 3039 Sanghmitra at Kolkata on 20 May 2026, the programme's second launched ship and the first from GRSE. Goa Shipyard had launched Yard 1280 Shachi on 31 March 2026, with both yards now building the 11-vessel order concurrently. The March 2023 contract allocates seven vessels to Goa Shipyard and four to GRSE for Rs 9,781 crore, with deliveries originally scheduled to begin in September 2026. GRSE's published design is approximately 113 m long, displaces about 3,000 t and has an 8,500 nmi endurance at 14 knots; these dimensions should not be assumed for the separately designed GSL ships. The programme matters because it expands India's capacity for persistent surveillance, offshore-asset protection, anti-piracy, search-and-rescue and humanitarian missions across the Indian Ocean.

Updated 20 May 2026