INDUCTION OF MISSILE CUM AMMUNITION (MCA) BARGE, LSAM 10 (YARD 78)

Missile Cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 10, the fourth Barge of the 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge project, constructed by MSME Shipyard, M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam for the Indian Navy, was inducted on December 28, 2023, at Naval Dockyards, Mumbai for NAD(Karanja). The induction ceremony was presided over by Cmde MV Raj Krishna, CoY(Mbi).

The contract for building 08 x Missile Cum Ammunition Barge was signed between the Ministry of Defence and M/s SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd, Visakhapatnam on February 19, 2021. The induction of these Barges is expected to significantly bolster the operational commitments of the Indian Navy by facilitating the transportation, embarkation, and disembarkation of articles/ammunition to IN Ships both alongside jetties and at outer harbors.

These Barges have been designed and built indigenously, adhering to the relevant Naval Rules and Regulations of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS). The model testing of the Barge during the design stage was conducted at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam. They stand as proud flag bearers of the Make in India initiative of the Government of India (GoI).