Indian Navy amphibious vessel acquisition project

Class overview
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	INS Jalashwa (L41)
Planned	4
General characteristics
Type	Landing Platform Dock (LPD)
Displacement	30,000–40,000 t (30,000–39,000 long tons; 33,000–44,000 short tons)
Length	200 m (660 ft)
Propulsion	Integrated electric propulsion (IEP)
Speed	≥ 20 knots (37 km/h) (Maximum) 14–16 knots (26–30 km/h) (Cruising Speed)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) (At economic speed)
Endurance	≥ 45 days (In terms of machinery/fuel) 60 days (In terms of logistics support for troops)
Sensors and ; processing systems	"Combat Management System" (CMS); 1 x E/F-Band air-search/surface-surveillance radar; 1 x C/D-Band air-surveillance radar; 1 x surface-surveillance radar; 2 x I-Band radar; 1 x E/F-Band COTS radar; 1 x Infrared search and track (IRST) system;
Armament	Anti-air weaponry: ; 32 x VL-SRSAM surface-to-air missiles; Anti-ship/Anti-surface weaponry: ; 16 x anti-ship missiles (AShM)/surface-to-surface missiles (SSM); Anti-submarine weaponry: ; "Anti-Torpedo Decoy System" (ATDS); Guns: ; 4 x AK-630M CIWS (To be equipped with electro-optical fire control systems (EOFCS)); 4 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun; 8 x medium-machine guns (MMG); 4 x "Portable Saluting Guns";

The procurement of Landing Platform Docks (LPD) by the Indian Navy, formerly known as the "Multi-Role Support Vessel Program" (MRSV) - is an initiative of the Indian Navy (IN) to procure a series of landing platform docks, specific vessels dedicated to amphibious warfare, as part of the service's strategy to augment its capabilities of amphibious warfare, disaster-response, humanitarian assistance and auxiliary duties.

India had long sought to procure amphibious warfare vessels, including landing platform docks; multiple initiatives in procuring specified vessels of the aforementioned type were initiated as early as 2009. However, such measures have been frequently delayed, on account of varying reasons.

The IN currently operates one landing platform dock - INS Jalashwa, an ex-Austin-class amphibious transport dock, which was purchased from the United States Navy (USN) in 2007.

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