Samarthak, the first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) built for the Indian Navy by Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T), Kattupalli, was delivered on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
With over 75 per cent indigenous content, Samarthak has been conceived as a versatile trial and evaluation platform. The vessel is also engineered to undertake maritime surveillance and reconnaissance, offshore patrolling, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, when required, stated a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence.
The vessel has been aptly named ‘Samarthak’, meaning ‘The Proponent’. The name signifies its intended role as a dependable enabler of multiple missions. True to its designation, Samarthak is not limited to any specific task but is engineered to support a wide spectrum of activities, thereby embodying the concept of a multi-purpose vessel, it said.
The delivery of Samarthak marks another milestone in the Indian Navy’s indigenous shipbuilding journey and reaffirms the Government’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The vessel stands as a testament to India’s pursuit of a self-sustaining domestic defence industrial ecosystem.
-PIB
