Pipavav OPV

Pipavav OPV are offshore patrol vessels being built by Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited at its Shipyard in Indian state of Gujarat.

Development
In June 2010, Pipavav shipyard secured a contract worth Rs 2,600 crore (about $553.5 million) from the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to build five offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Indian Navy.

Specification
Pipavav OPV are 110m, 2000-2500 tonne offshore patrol vessels with maximum speed of 24 knots and long endurance. They will be fitted with radars and EW systems supplied by Bharat Electronics Ltd and a 76-mm automatic Oto-Melara gun assembled by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.. As per the 'Buy Design Abroad and Build In India' clause of the contract it is based on a OPV design procured from the Severnoye ( Northern Dockyards) Ship Design Bureau located at St Petersburg, Russia.