VASCO
Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane visited Goa Shipyard Ltd on Saturday to review various projects being executed by the Shipyard.
Apart from the various shipbuilding projects of GSL, General Naravane was briefed on the progress of the Fast Patrol Boat project that is being executed for the army.
The Indian Army has signed a contract with GSL for construction of 12 Fast Patrol Boats under emergency procurement. These boats will be deployed for surveillance and patrol in water bodies including high altitude areas.
The COAS was briefed on the construction methodology of these composite vessels at GSL’s state of the art GRP Facility. The army chief was also briefed on the capabilities of the platform onboard the first prototype vessel that was recently launched.
An in-house designed Fast Interceptor Craft was also showcased to the COAS during a short sea sortie onboard the vessel.
The COAS was conducted around the Shipyard during which GSL CMD Cmde B B Nagpal (Retd) apprised him of the various infrastructure modernization activities completed and which are in progress at GSL.
