Keel laid for Indian Navy 113m offshore patrol vessel

The OPV's missions will include protection of offshore assets, maritime interdiction, surveillance, mine warfare, search and rescue, non-combatant evacuation, convoy escort, anti-piracy missions, counter-infiltration operations, counter-poaching patrols, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

The keel-laying ceremony of the new OPV occurred within a month of that of the third vessel in the class.