Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro has bagged a Rs 447-crore order to construct 18 high-speed interceptor boats for the Indian Coast Guard. This comes close on the heels of a nearly Rs 1,000-crore order to produce 36 similar vessels, L&T said.
With the current tranche, L&T is now the foremost Indian shipyard in terms of capability to indigenously design and construct the largest number of interceptor boats for India’s Ministry of Defence, the company said. Designed and constructed in-house, the first of these boats has already been delivered to Indian Coast Guard, it added.
The interceptor boat is a 'planing craft', capable of achieving speeds exceeding 40 Knots.
Built with a full aluminium-alloy light-weight hull, it is powered by a twin water-jet propulsion system to enable quick response-crucial for coastal surveillance. These boats are expected to significantly enhance India’s coastal security.
