27 NOVEMBER 2015

Ø  Kadmatt, the second of the four indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvette, was formally handed over to the Navy here on Thursday by city based shipyards Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The Corvette which is named after an island in the Lakshwadeep archipelago, has advanced stealth features is likely to be commissioned with the Navy in January. Indigenously developed with special grade high-tensile, the hull of the ship has bulk of sensors and weapon system. It can accommodate 17 officers, 106 sailors and can carry a helicopter onboard. The first ship of the series INS Kamorta was inducted into the Navy in August 2014.  We have received interest from at least a dozen countries including Philippines, Cyprus, Vietnam, Algeria and Egypt for building warships… Countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America have shown a keen interest in our ship-building capabilities. Earlier this year, the shipyard delivered an offshore patrol vessel, CGS Barracuda to the National Coast Guard of Mauritius.