Navy Chief in the ‘Shipbuilding Seminar on Nation Building Through Shipbuilding’ hails delivery of 100th indigenously-designed ship

NEW DELHI : Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Wednesday hailed the recent delivery of the 100th indigenously-designed ship to the force as not just a numerical achievement for it but a “symbolic testament” in India’s journey towards maritime self-reliance, technological excellence and strategic foresight.

He said this in his keynote address, delivered virtually, at the “Shipbuilding Seminar on Nation Building Through Shipbuilding” hosted at the Manekshaw Centre here by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau (WDB).

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) brought out the Indian Navy’s Vision 2047 to transform it into an “Aatmanirbhar” force through a leadership-driven focus on “invention, innovation, indigenisation and integration of niche, disruptive and emerging technologies”, the Ministry of Defence said.

The seminar witnessed the participation of stakeholders from the Government of India, the Indian Navy, shipyards, industry, and academia. Discussions were held on policy aspects related to shipbuilding with an aim to enable cohesive and progress-oriented brainstorming on different aspects of shipbuilding. The shipbuilding seminar also provided an outlook on futuristic technologies being implemented globally, and challenges being faced by Indian shipyards and industry in delivering ships at par with global standards.

Source : PTI