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ICGS Ajit and Aparajit: Coast Guard Launches Two FPVs at Goa

27 October 20251 min read
DEFENCE & SECURITYICGS Ajit andAparajit: CoastGuard LaunchesTwo FPVs at Goa27 October 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The Coast Guard added two more home-built patrol ships under Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Key facts

  • Controllable Pitch Propellers improve manoeuvrability and efficiency.
  • Roles: fisheries protection, anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, coastal patrol and search and rescue.
  • Area: Exclusive Economic Zone and island territories, giving 24×7 vigilance.
  • Design is fully indigenous, showing growing shipbuilding self-reliance.

Exam angle

  • Builder Goa Shipyard Limited; names Ajit and Aparajit.

Test yourself

1. Which shipyard built the Coast Guard vessels ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit?

The vessels were built and launched at Goa Shipyard Limited.

2. ICGS Ajit and Aparajit are which numbers in the series of eight indigenous FPVs?

The notes call them the 7th and 8th FPVs.

3. What propulsion feature is a first for this class of vessels in India?

CPP are the first in this class in India.

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