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Larsen & Toubro (L&T) gets Rs 468 crore contract from the Ministry of Defence for the design and construction of a floating dock for the Indian Navy (FDN).
“In keeping with the government’s ‘Make in India’ thrust, complete design and engineering of FDN will be undertaken in-house at L&T’s Warship Design Centre,” the company said.
MV Kotwal, President, Heavy Engineering and Board Member, Larsen & Toubro said, “The floating dock will be capable of docking naval ships and submarines of up to 8000 T displacement with draughts up to 7 m, during day and night.”
“The FDN will be self-sufficient, catering to service requirements of docked and berthed warships”, it added.
