Named Kanaklata Barua after a freedom fighter from Assam, the vessel is the last of the five FPVs built by
GRSE for the Coast Guard.
"The contract worth Rs 6,311.32 crore was signed today by Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Maritime Systems) Ravi Kant on behalf of Ministry of Defence and S S Dogra, Director (Finance), on behalf of
GRSE, in New Delhi," said a Defence Ministry statement.
GRSE will integrate these DG set at their Diesel Engine Plant (DEP) at Ranchi and subsequently sell it to their prospective customers- Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Shipbuilders in India and abroad.
The Indian Navy also got closer to acquiring the ASW platforms that will stealthily seek and destroy lurking enemy submarines as the first
GRSE built ASW Corvette, Kamorta, is expected to be delivered to IN this year.
8.47 crores, while Chairman and Managing Director of
GRSE, Rear Admiral (Retd) KC Sekhar, presented a cheque for Rs.