Next generation corvette

{{Short description|Indian Navy corvette class}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox ship begin}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Next Generation Corvette.png | Ship caption = NGC Design }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = NGC class | Builders =*Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) | Operators = {{navy|India}} | Class before = *NGMV-class by antecedence | Class after = | Built range = | In service range = | In commission range = | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = 8 | Cost = *{{INRConvert|36000|c|year=2022|lk=on}} overall cost (FY 2024){{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/explainer/report-dna-explainer-how-next-generation-indigenously-built-corvettes-will-help-modernise-indian-navy-2959153/ |title=DNA Explainer: How next-generation indigenously built Corvettes will help modernise Indian Navy |website=dnaindia.com |date=2022-06-17 |access-date=2022-11-09}} {{INRConvert|4000|c|year=2022|lk=on}} per unit (FY 2024) | Total ships completed = | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = (NGC) | Ship class = | Ship type = ASuW | Ship displacement = 3,500 tonnes | Ship length = {{cvt|120|m|ftin}} | Ship beam = {{cvt|15.2|m|ftin}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{cvt|4.2|m|ftin}} | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = CODAG 2× Rolls-Royce MT30 4× 6 MW Indigenous diesel engines | Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{convert|32|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range = *{{convert|4000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|abbr=on}} | Ship endurance = 30 days | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = 1 × RIB 4.7m | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = 137 sailors and 21 officers | Ship crew = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = * 1 × EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar 1 × 3Ts-25E Garpun-B surface search radar 1 × navigation radar 1 × Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 6000A radar 1 × intertial navigation and stabilization 1 × fire-control system BEL Shikari NPOL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) | Ship EW = *Sanket electronic warfare system Kavach decoy launcher CMS-combat management system | Ship armament = *1 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) - (Manufactured by BHEL) 2 × AK-630M CIWS 32 × VL-SRSAM or 24 Barak 8 8 × VLS launched BrahMos or 16 × Naval Anti Ship Missile-Medium Range 2 × quad 533 mm torpedo tubes (Varunastra) VSHORAD (Anti drone system) | Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }}

Next Generation Corvette (NGC) are a planned class of eight anti-surface warfare (AsuW) corvettes for the Indian Navy. Under this programme, the Indian Navy intends to acquire advanced ships armed with anti-ship or land-attack missiles like BrahMos. Ships in this class will feature advanced stealth features like a low radar cross section (RCS), infrared, acoustic and magnetic signatures.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-next-generation-corvettes-combat-edge-navy-7959576/lite/ |title=Explained: Next-generation Corvettes, and the combat edge Navy seeks through them |website=indianexpress.com |date=2022-06-10 |access-date=2022-11-09}}{{Cite web|year=2018|title=TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND CAPABILITY ROADMAP (TPCR) – 2018|url=https://www.mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/tpcr.pdf|access-date=2021-03-14|publisher=Ministry of Defence|page=7}} On 6 June 2022, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the Ministry of Defence cleared the acquisition proposal of the 8 Next-generation corvettes worth {{INRConvert|36000|c|lk=on|year=2022}} for the Indian Navy.{{Cite web |last=Ozberk |first=Tayfun |date=2022-06-07 |title=Indian government turns on green light for NGC (Next-Gen corvette) |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/indian-government-turns-on-green-light-for-ngc-next-gen-corvette/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}

According to a report on 2 May 2024, Next Generation Corvettes will be fitted with indigenous marine diesel engines which will be developed under the 'Make-I category'{{Efn|Make-I category: Projects under ‘Make-I’ sub-category will involve Government funding of 90%, released in a phased manner and based on the progress of the scheme, as per terms agreed between MoD and the vendor.}}. The development and manufacturing of the engines will probably be carried out by Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE). The upgrade of two of Brahmaputra class frigates would probably be the first to have these indigenous diesel engines. Orders for around thirty diesel engines would be issued after the engine's successful development.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=With INS Beas, Navy begins converting steam-powered warships to diesel |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/with-ins-beas-navy-begins-converting-steam-powered-warships-to-diesel-9302228/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2023-03-14 |title=Project to develop indigenous diesel engine gets sanction, expected to be ready in four years: Navy Chief |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/project-to-develop-indigenous-diesel-engine-gets-sanction-expected-to-be-ready-in-four-years-navy-chief/article66615541.ece |access-date=2024-05-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=Project To Develop Indigenous Diesel Engine Gets Sanction, Expected To Be Ready In Four Years: Navy Chief |url=https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2023/03/project-to-develop-indigenous-diesel.html |access-date=2024-05-02}}