Kochi: The Cochin Shipyard Limited on Friday laid the keel for the first of six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) being built for the Indian Navy, marking the shipbuilder's entry into construction of advanced weapon-intensive platforms, officials said.
A statement by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) said that Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition at Integrated Headquarters, Indian Navy, laid the keel for the first vessel (BY 531) at a ceremony held here, CSL Chairman and Managing Director Jose V J, Rear Admiral Kapil Mehta, ACWP & A, Director (Operations) S Harikrishnan, flag officers and senior officials from the Southern Naval Command were among those present.
