The prototype diesel engine will have an indigenous content of over 50% and will be developed for Rs 270 Cr with 70% funding from the Government of India. Under this order, Kirloskar Oil Engines will design and develop in-house, medium-speed engines, scalable from 3 MW to 10 MW, and the developed engines will be used for Main Propulsion and Power Generation on ships of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. Currently, most of these engines are imported and this project is a significant step in the Government of India’s vision of indigenization and achieving self-reliance in marine engine development in this country. This marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts of the Government of India to indigenise critical technologies and achieve Aatmanirbharta in Defence.

Kirloskar Oil Engines is proud to be associated with this critical project, and this order is a testimony of Kirloskar Oil Engines’ commitment to ‘Make in India’ and continuing to be an ‘India First’ organization. The design and development of the project will be done indigenously, by the R&D teams of KOEL. This project is a reflection of the engineering and R&D strength of the organization.

Gauri Kirloskar, Managing Director, of Kirloskar Oil Engines said “We are honored to be selected by the Indian Navy for this prestigious project and to have the opportunity to contribute to the building of our nation. This is a proud moment for all of us at KOEL, and I am sure that with the technical and R&D strength that we have, we will be able to deliver yet another world-class product to the Indian Navy. We would like to thank the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Navy, for their support and guidance.”

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The vessel, christened INS Utkarsh, was launched by Dr Sushmita Misra Singh, the wife of Union Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. Singh, Vice Admiral B Sivakumar (Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition), Rear Admiral Vishal Bishnoi (Assistant Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition), and senior leaders of L&T were present.

Following an accelerated production schedule, the launch of INS Utkarsh comes within three months of the launch of the first MPV INS Samarthak. The first vessel is now being readied for undergoing tests and trials before its delivery to the Indian Navy.

The MPVs are highly specialized, and play multiple roles, including serving as trial platforms, for the development of next-generation weapons and sensors. They will perform maritime surveillance, humanitarian assistance, and combat sea pollution, besides taking up launch and recovery of surface and aerial assets, etc.

The MPVs are 107m long, and 18.6m wide with a displacement of over 3,750 tonnes. In keeping with the Government of India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission and Make in India initiative, the design engineering of the MPVs has been undertaken at L&T’s in-house Warship Design Centre at Chennai and the construction is accomplished at L&T’s Katupalli Shipyard.

Commenting on the occasion, A T Ramchandani, Senior Vice President & Head – L&T Precision Engineering & Systems, said: “The successful launch of the second MPV ahead of schedule underscores L&T’s unwavering commitment to bolster India’s national security. With our unmatched in-house design expertise and execution prowess, we are committed to providing cutting-edge defense platforms to support the Indian Navy’s fleet expansion needs.

L&T’s Kattupalli Shipyard is one of the most advanced shipbuilding and ship repair facilities in India and is equipped with ship-lift, dry, and wet berths to concurrently undertake new shipbuilding and repairs.

Besides the two MPVs, L&T is also constructing three Cadet Training Ships and six other defense vessels for the Indian Navy on a public-private partnership model. This apart, the repair of the Indian naval ship INS Tir is also currently underway at the Kattupalli Shipyard.

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