Rajnath to release Fleet Support Ship-1, inaugurate essential facilities at Hindustan Shipyard and HAL

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The Ministry specified that the updated Slipway-4, with its prolonged length and boosted load-bearing ability, supported by the 300-tonne Goliath Crane, will allow the shipyard to construct and introduce vessels of approximately 45,000 DWT

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will release Fleet Support Ship-1( FSS-1), lay the keel of Fleet Support Ship-5 (FSS-5)and likewise inaugurate the updated Slipway-4 and 300-tonne Goliath Crane at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Vishakapatanam, on Tuesday.

FSS-1, the very first of 5 Fleet Support Ships being developed for the Indian Navy, will go into the waters of the Bay of Bengal simply 18 months after steel cutting– an event early in the task advancement. These 43,500-tonne vessels will renew warships at sea, extending the Navy’s endurance and reach throughout the Indian Ocean Region, the Ministry of Defence stated in a declaration. The keel laying of FSS-5 will mark the program’s stable march towards series production.

The Ministry mentioned that the updated Slipway-4, with its prolonged length and improved load-bearing ability, supported by the 300-tonne Goliath Crane, will make it possible for the shipyard to construct and introduce vessels of approximately 45,000 DWT, considerably broadening its capability to carry out big and intricate platforms. The occasions will be gone to by Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of the Naval Staff, Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), to name a few.

He is likewise arranged to lay the structure stone for brand-new centers connected to the Shakti helicopter engine at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Odisha’s Koraput district. The Shakti engine will be produced through a joint Indo-French effort in between HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines.

Formally called the Safran Ardiden 1H1, it is a contemporary 1,400 to 2,000 shaft horse power turboshaft engine suggested for to power HAL’s native Dhruv, Prachand (Light Combat Helicopter), and Light Utility Helicopter (LUH).

The proposed centers are considerable for the nation’s efforts to enhance its domestic abilities in aero-engine innovation and minimize import reliance.

Released on October 5, 2026