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Class overview
NameNGC class
Operators Indian Navy
Preceded byNGMV-class by antecedence
Cost
  • 36,000 crore (equivalent to 380 billion or US$4.6 billion in 2023) overall cost (FY 2022)[1]
  • 3,500 crore (equivalent to 37 billion or US$440 million in 2023) per unit (FY 2022)[1]
Planned8 [2]
General characteristics (NGC)
TypeASuW
Displacement3500 tonnes
Length120 m (393 ft 8 in)
Beam15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)
Draught4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
PropulsionCODAG

2× Rolls-Royce MT30

4×MAN 2MW diesel engines
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1]
Endurance30 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
1 × RIB 4.7m
Complement137 sailors and 21 officers
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar
  • 1 × 3Ts-25E Garpun-B surface search radar
  • 1 × navigation radar
  • 1 × Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 6000A radar
  • 1 × intertial navigation and stabilization
  • 1 × fire-control system
  • BEL Shikari
  • NPOL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Sanket electronic warfare system
  • Kavach decoy launcher
  • CMS-combat management system
Armament

Next Generation corvette (NGC) are a planned class of eight anti-surface warfare (AsuW) corvettes for the Indian Navy. Under this programme, the Indian Navy intends to acquire advanced ships armed with anti-ship or Land-attack missiles like BrahMos. Ships in this class will feature advanced stealth features like a low radar cross section (RCS), infrared, acoustic and magnetic signatures.[2][1][3][4]

According to a report on 2 May 2024, Next Generation Corvettes will be fitted with indigenous marine diesel engines which will be developed under the 'Make-I category'[a]. The development and manufacturing of the engines will probably be carried out by Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE). The upgrade of two of Brahmaputra class frigates would probably be the first to have these indigenous diesel engines. Orders for around thirty diesel engines would be issued after the engine's successful development.[5][6][7]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Make-I category: Projects under ‘Make-I’ sub-category will involve Government funding of 90%, released in a phased manner and based on the progress of the scheme, as per terms agreed between MoD and the vendor.

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