Next generation corvette
NGC Design | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | NGC class |
| Builders | |
| Operators | Indian Navy |
| Preceded by | NGMV-class by antecedence |
| Cost | |
| Planned | 8 |
| General characteristics (NGC) | |
| Type | ASuW |
| Displacement | 3,500 tonnes |
| Length | 120 m (393 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | CODAG
2× Rolls-Royce MT30 4× 12 MW Indigenous diesel engines |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Endurance | 30 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × RIB 4.7m |
| Complement | 137 sailors and 21 officers |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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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. On 6 June 2022, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the Ministry of Defence cleared the acquisition proposal of the 8 Next-generation corvettes worth ₹36,000 crore (equivalent to ₹380 billion or US$4.5 billion in 2023) for the Indian Navy.
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'. 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.