India's BrahMos-Equipped Next-Gen Missile Vessels (NGMVs) Garner International Interest for Deterrence and Littoral Defence

The Indian Navy's upcoming Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) are generating significant international interest. Designed to replace the Navy's aging fleet of corvettes, these warships offer a compelling blend of compact size and formidable firepower, making them attractive to smaller nations seeking potent naval capabilities.

The NGMVs are armed with four BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, renowned for their long-range, high-speed strike capabilities. This provides the vessels with a significant offensive punch, capable of engaging a variety of surface targets.

The compact size of the NGMVs makes them particularly appealing to countries seeking a balance between cost-effectiveness, maneuverability, and striking power.

The Indian Navy is expected to receive its first NGMV in 2027. These vessels are a testament to the Indian Navy's in-house design expertise and utilize cutting-edge shipbuilding technologies. The NGMV program aligns with the Indian government's SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) initiative, promoting security and cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.

These versatile warships are designed for a wide range of missions, including:

• Surveillance patrols: Monitoring maritime activity and maintaining situational awareness.
• Escorting larger vessels: Providing protection for capital ships and merchant vessels.
• Deterrence operations: Projecting naval power and deterring potential adversaries.
• Surface Action Group (SAG) maneuvers: Operating as part of a coordinated naval task force.
• Search and attack operations: Engaging enemy surface vessels and land-based targets.
• Littoral defence: Protecting coastal areas and critical infrastructure.

These vessels are poised to play a crucial role in the Indian Navy's modernization efforts, enhancing its ability to safeguard its maritime interests and contribute to regional security.

The NGMV program also highlights India's growing prominence as a defence exporter, offering advanced and cost-effective solutions to meet the evolving needs of navies around the world.

 

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[tasks discussion]

Don't say Brazil. They are just wasting time for barter deals.

 

[GMR]

India, slowly but steadily, is enhancing its technical expertise for various platforms. What we need to work is on Marketing skills & efficiency within DPSUs to be more cost competitive..

 

[Nobody In here]

Nonsense 💩💩. Even the Indian Navy haven't got hold of the vessel and they dare publish this article. No nation shows any interest, Period !! Self chest thumping takes you nowhere

 

[Anant]

If the design has indeed been cheapened from what was a decent missile corvette to what is essentially a modernised Khukri-class corvette, then any international interest is just going to be a casual look-around.

 

[ASHOK CARROL]

Whilst the world's navies are moving towards UVLS designs for a common launcher, IN design bureaus and shipyards have dug up old outdated designs with slant forward and midship launchers.

 

[Anant]

Whilst the world's navies are moving towards UVLS designs for a common launcher, IN design bureaus and shipyards have dug up old outdated designs with slant forward and midship launchers.

Sir, mid-ship launchers are still pretty decent if you don't have a lot of space for a VLS (both on and below the deck). The forward slant launchers are an entirely different matter, and an obsolete concept now.

 

[desigandu]

Good, but our NGMVs are really under armed! Poor planning, as better logistics, supply chain and replenishment capability at sea can ensure endurance, but it is really hard to fit more launchers!

Besides cost, I am unsure what is the rationale of the IN planners! Bharat needs a bigger navy but also a more capable one! IN and WDB must rethink the arming of future ships and subs!

 

[Ayush raj]

There should be at least 8 Brahmos launchers. 4 is a very small number; if deployed in a hostile environment, 4 missiles give very limited capabilities and flexibility.

 

[Mango_Indian]

4 Brahmos missiles and no anti-aircraft missiles is a bummer. This is more a 70s/80s Soviet-class missile boat - Tarantul/Osa class rather than a modern next-gen missile vessel, even down to the missile tube placement. It should have had an 8/16 cell Brahmos missile and a 16/32 cell VL-SRSAM component along with a 76mm main gun. A 4-cell Varunastra HWT launcher would have made it a truly formidable platform.

You can't have a missile vessel that fires a salvo of Brahmos and is spent. Continuing the IN policy of under-arming its ships is not really a proud practice.

 

[Anant]

4 Brahmos missiles and no anti-aircraft missiles is a bummer. This is more a 70s/80s Soviet-class missile boat - Tarantul/Osa class rather than a modern next-gen missile vessel, even down to the missile tube placement. It should have had an 8/16 cell Brahmos missile and a 16/32 cell VL-SRSAM component along with a 76mm main gun. A 4-cell Varunastra HWT launcher would have made it a truly formidable platform.

You can't have a missile vessel that fires a salvo of Brahmos and is spent. Continuing the IN policy of under-arming its ships is not really a proud practice.

Given it's size, even if they can get in 6-8 BrahMos missiles and 32 VL-SRSAMs along with a 3" gun and 2 CIWS stations, this would be a perfectly good warship.

One only hopes we don't cheapen the NGC design similarly. It sounds like a formidable warship on paper atleast: 8 BrahMos, 8-ish NASM-MRs, HWT torpedo tubes, 32 VL-SRSAMs, a 3" gun, a helicopter, and 2-4 CIWS stations on what is essentially a 3,500 ton corvette / small frigate.

 

[Aravind Raveendran]

Our designers really need to get out of their shell and open their eyes to the ever-changing new world. The design is not the best or futuristic and is perennially under-armed. It needs at least 8-12 BrahMos, VL-SRSAMs, torpedoes, and a better gun.

 

[Anant]

Our designers really need to get out of their shell and open their eyes to the ever-changing new world. The design is not the best or futuristic and is perennially under-armed. It needs at least 8-12 BrahMos, VL-SRSAMs, torpedoes, and a better gun.

On that displacement, even if they can manage the initially planned 8 BrahMos, 3" gun, and 24-32 VL-SRSAMs, it'd be a perfectly good design. There isn't the displacement margin for torpedoes over and above that. Maybe slot in a helicopter too.

 

[beencensured]

4 Brahmos missiles and no anti-aircraft missiles is a bummer. This is more a 70s/80s Soviet-class missile boat - Tarantul/Osa class rather than a modern next-gen missile vessel, even down to the missile tube placement. It should have had an 8/16 cell Brahmos missile and a 16/32 cell VL-SRSAM component along with a 76mm main gun. A 4-cell Varunastra HWT launcher would have made it a truly formidable platform.

You can't have a missile vessel that fires a salvo of Brahmos and is spent. Continuing the IN policy of under-arming its ships is not really a proud practice.

But Wikipedia lists Next Generation Missile Vessels as having:

1 x OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM)2 x AK-630M CIWS2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled GunAnti-ship missiles:8 × BrahMos or NASM-MRAnti-aircraft warfare:32 × VL-SRSAMVSHORAD (India)

You can't have a missile vessel that fires a salvo of Brahmos and is spent. Continuing the IN policy of under-arming its ships is not really a proud practice.

 

[beencensured]

Nonsense 💩💩. Even the Indian Navy haven't got hold of the vessel and they dare publish this article. No nation shows any interest, Period !! Self chest thumping takes you nowhere

They are making it. It is not "paper", but ordered material. "On 16 December 2024, the steel cutting ceremony for the first ship of NGMV was held at Cochin Shipyard. Induction of the vessels is to start from 2027."