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Navy will continue to ensure safe passage of India’s energy supplies: Top officer
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The Shillong Times
This NGOPV will have 85 per cent indigenous content when it is completed,” he said.
The Vice Admiral noted that the Navy has 44 platforms on order, and all of these are being built by Indian shipyards, “speaking volumes on Atmanirbharta” that the government is now promoting.
He urged all stakeholders in the shipbuilding industry to ensure the construction of top-quality platforms both for the Navy and other customers.
By 2035, it wants Indian shipyards to build 5 per cent of the ships being constructed across the world.
At least 50 per cent of India’s fleet of commercial vessels should be indigenous by then, the government has said,” Vice Admiral Sadhu said.