DRDO Technology Demonstration Vessel
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Technology Demonstration Vessel (TDV) |
| Builders: | Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi, India |
| Operators: | DRDO |
| Cost: | Rs.365 Crore |
| Built: | 2015-present |
| Planned: | 1 |
| Building: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Tracking ship |
| Displacement: | 3,900 long tons (3,963 t) |
| Length: | 118.4 m (388 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Unknown |
DRDO Technology Demonstration Vessel (TDV) is a missile range instrumentation ship being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Defence Research and Development Organization at its shipyard located at Kochi, Kerala.
Technology Demonstration Vessel was contracted to Cochin Shipyard Limited by DRDO on August 2015.[1] This vessel has a length of 118.4 meter, 20 meter width and 7.1 meter draft and having a steel weight of approximately 3900 Tonne.[2]
The original contract for construction of the vessel was signed with Bharati Shipyard, but time overruns forced by the yard’s poor finances led to termination of the contract. Subsequently, the Cochin Shipyard won the bid to execute this project.
Steel plate cutting of the vessel was started on 10 August 2016. Dr S Christopher, Chairman, DRDO and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, launched the mega block assembly of hull blocks of the ship (Ship No.20) on 27 January 2016 at CSL.
References
- ↑ "Cochin Shipyard to build secret vessel for DRDO". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "Mega Block Erection" (PDF).