India’s Larsen & Toubro shipyard near Chennai city of Tamil Nadu State has launched a project to build 12 high-speed vessels for the Vietnam Border Guard Force.
The project, the first specific project in the defence partnership between the two countries, is funded by the Indian government’s credit package (Photo: VNA)
The high speed patrol ships are designed to help coast guards supervise and safeguard sea sovereignty, detect illegal activities such as smuggling and perform search and rescue missions (Photo: VNA)
The aluminum alloy ships are about 35m in length with top speed of 35 nautical miles per hour. They are equipped with modern guiding, monitoring and defence devices (Photo: VNA)
Five of the 12 ships, all designed by the Larsen & Toubro, will be built at Kattupalli shipyard of Larsen & Toubro, while the rest will be erected in Hong Ha shipyard of Vietnam with support from the Indian firm (Photo: VNA)
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India’s Larsen & Toubro shipyard near Chennai city of Tamil Nadu State has launched a project to build 12 high-speed vessels for the Vietnam Border Guard Force, funded by the Indian government’s credit package.
