The Indian Coast Guard vessel, Veera, would be commissioned on April 15 at the coast guard jetty by the Indian Army chief, General Bipin Rawat.
Veera, the third in the series of the new generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) had already reached Visakhapatnam base in the second week of March. The ship would be under the administrative and operational command of the coast guard regional headquarters (east).
The 97-meter long, 15-meter wide vessel has a 3.6 m draft and a range of 5,000 nautical miles. It can attain a speed up to 26 knots. The vessel has a compliment of 12 officers and 91 men. The ship is equipped with an ultra-modern navigation and communication system.
According to sources, the four-starred officer and army general Bipin Rawat would arrive in the Port City on April 15 in a defence aircraft. He would be accompanied by the present Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, Rajendra Singh, and Additional Director General, VSR Murthy and other officers. General Rawat will leave the city by evening.
Source: TNN
Image Courtesy:Defpost
You may also like
-
India–Indonesia BrahMos and Astra Agreements: A Major Leap for India’s Defence Exports and Indo-Pacific Security
-
India–Rwanda Defence Partnership Gains New Momentum at 2nd JDCC Meeting in New Delhi
-
Mahendragiri: India’s Sixth Project 17A Stealth Frigate Strengthens the Navy’s Indigenous Combat Edge
-
DRDO Counter-Drone Architecture: India’s Indigenous Shield Against the Drone Battlefield
-
SSS Defence T-12: India’s Indigenous Shotgun Built for the Last Mile of Counter-Drone Warfare
