NEW DELHI \u2014 In a major win for the Indian warship building industry, India’s state-run Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd has emerged as the winner for Philippine Navy’s big-ticket modernization program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GRSE was the lowest bidder to supply two light frigates\u00a0and\u00a0hopes to seal the contract worth more than $321\u00a0million in\u00a0the next two months, said one GRSE official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other two bidders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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South Korea; and Navantia S.A. of Spain did not quality the tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of four firms joined the bidding for the Philippine Navy project:\u00a0GRSE; Hyundai Heavy Industries\u00a0Inc. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., both from South Korea; and Navantia S.A. of Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GRSE, administered by the Indian Ministry of Defence, has built 95 warships, including frigates, corvettes and fast patrol boats, since 1960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
GRSE’s light frigate will be a design based on the Indian Navy’s Kamorta-class anti-submarine corvette and will be capable of withstanding Sea State 7,\u00a0which means it can withstand a wave height of up to 9 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sea State 7 category of the GRSE-made light frigate will improve the survivability of the ship in bad weather, as well as improving its sea-keeping capability, claimed GRSE official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2,000-tonne frigate will be 95 meters long, have a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) configuration propulsion system and be able to work in an area contaminated with nuclear, biological, and chemical agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, it will have a tactical data link and radio capable of\u00a0tactical communication. The frigates will have 76mm naval guns and fire control radar with a built-in electro-optical tracking system\u00a0integrated into the Combat Management System (CMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The state-owned Goa Shipyard is also building two OPVs for the Sri Lankan Navy under India’s government-to-government exchange agreement with Sri Lanka. First OPV will be delivered by end of this year and second OPV by middle of next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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