Indian Navy Multi-Role Support Vessel programme
| Sponsor | |
|---|---|
 Indian Navy
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The Indian Navy has stated a need for 4 MRSV's. |
| Contenders | |
 DCNS/ARMARIS
|
(21,300 tons) Mistral LHD |
 Fincantieri
|
(20,000 tons) Multi-functional Ship [LHD] |
 Navantia
|
(27,079 tons) Juan Carlos I LHD |
 Hanjin Heavy Industries
|
(14,500-18,800 tons) Dokdo class assault landing ship |
| Speculated Contenders | |
 BAE Systems
|
(21,578 tons) Ocean Class LHD |
 Raytheon
|
(25,000 tons) San Antonio-class LPD |
 ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
|
(15,000 tons) MHD-150 |
 |
(16,160 tons) Enforcer LPD |
| Total Project Cost | |
| ₹16,000 crore (US$2.5 billion) | |
| as of 2011 | |
India's Ministry of Defence finalised a project for the procurement of four Landing Helicopter Docks (also referred to as "Multi-Role Support Vessel") in order to upgrade the Indian Navy's disaster response, amphibious warfare and island protection capabilities. The project is worth ₹16,000 crore (US$ 2.6 billion), and tenders were issued in December 2013 to three domestic shipyards.
As a precautionary measure against People's Republic of China's naval presence in the Indian Ocean, acquiring amphibious warfare ships and aircraft carriers has become a top priority for Indian Navy. Consequently, Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) is being developed into a major Amphibious Warfare Hub for Indian Navy and it is considered crucial to counter China's strategic moves in the Indian Ocean as well as ensure security of these sea lanes.
In 2011, it was reported that India is looking for up to four LHD type aviation and amphibious ships, with designs to come from foreign firms. In November 2013, the Defence Ministry has issued a tender for building warships which can carry helicopters. The tender was issued as part of efforts by the government to build the capabilities of the indigenous industry.
Although moderately flexible, the basic criteria are:
DCNS/Armaris's contender is a modified version of the Mistral Class ship. The ships in this class are generally able to carry around 900 armed troops and 16 heavy or 35 light helicopters. France's DCNS is currently India’s shipbuilding partner for its new Scorpène class diesel electric fast attack submarines. The Mistral meets every criterion for the MRSV project.
The Indian Navy recently received the first Deepak-class fleet tanker by Italy’s Fincantieri which is currently working with India to build the Vikrant-class aircraft carrier. Although Fincantieri has a history of naval industrial relations with India, it is yet to fully develop a ship that fits the criteria for Multi-Role Support Vessel. However, according to their website, Fincantieri is fully capable of manufacturing a vessel which they list as a 20,000 tonne "Multi-functional ship". This ship is purported to be suitable for the "MRSV" title.
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