TATA LAMV, India - Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle For Indian Army
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1. CAR NICOBAR CLASS FAST ATTACK
CRAFT (FAC) OF INDIAN NAVY
SECURING INDIA’S COASTLINE
2. Introduction
• Car Nicobar Class fast attack craft (FAC) of the Indian Navy
were built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
(GRSE) in Kolkata, India, between 2007 and 2011.
• Named after Indian islands, the Car Nicobar Class FAC are
the first water jet propelled ships of the Indian Navy.
• In March 2006, the Indian Navy placed an order with GRSE
for the delivery of ten water jet propelled FAC.
• The keel for the first two ships in class, INS Car Nicobar
(T69) and INS Chetlat (T70), were laid down in January
2007.
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4. Design & Features
• The Car Nicobar Class features a more efficient hull-form design than the earlier FAC
version of the GRSE.
• The modified aluminium superstructure significantly reduces the radar cross section.
• The low draft of the vessel allows for operations in shallow waters close to the
coastline.
• The vessels are equipped with Furuno navigation radar, surface search radars and a
sonar system.
• The class has a sewage treatment plant and a reverse osmosis plant for desalination.
• The ships offer improved habitability with fully air-conditioned standard accommodation
• The fast attack craft has an overall length of 52m and a moulded depth of 4m.
• The full load displacement of the vessel is 325t.
• The ship can complement a crew of 39, including four officers and 35 sailors.
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6. Weapons & Propulsion
• The main gun fitted on the bow deck is a CRN-91 30mm auto-cannon.
• It is the naval version of the 2A42 30mm Medak gun.
• The gun can fire 550 rounds a minute for a maximum range of 4,000m.
• The firing is controlled by an electro-optic fire control system jointly
supplied by the Ordnance Factory Board and Bharat Electronics.
• The Car Nicobar Class is also armed with two 12.7mm heavy machine guns,
multiple medium machine guns and an Igla Man-Portable Air-Defence System
(MANPADS) to combat aerial threats.
• The ships have anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability.
• The Car Nicobar Class is powered by three MTU 16V 4000 M90 engines driving
Hamilton HM811 waterjet units.
• The engines deliver a power output of 8,160kW. The propulsion system
provides a maximum speed of more than 35kt.
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8. In Service
• The ships were launched in November 2009 and commissioned in February 2009.
• INS Kora Divh (T71) and INS Cheriyam (T72) were laid in August 2007, launched in
July 2008 and commissioned in September 2009.
• INS Cankarso (T73) and INS Kondul (T74) were laid in July 2008, launched in
March 2009 and commissioned in June 2010.
• INS Kalpeni (T75) was laid in July 2008, launched in March 2009 and
commissioned in October 2010.
• INS Kabra (T76) was laid in March 2009, launched in March 2010 and
commissioned in June 2011.
• INS Koswari (T77) was laid in March 2009, launched in March 2010 and
commissioned in July 2011.
• The last ship in class, INS Karuva (T78), was laid in March 2009, launched in
March 2010 and commissioned in to the Indian Navy in August 2011.
