| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | NWJFAC class |
| Builders | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
| Operators | Indian Navy (intended) |
| Preceded by | Car Nicobar-class |
| Planned | 31 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 325 t (320 long tons; 358 short tons) |
| Length | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 25 sailors |
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New Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (NWJFAC) are a plannedfast attack craft for theIndian Navy. Under this programme the Indian Navy intends to acquire a class of thirty one attack craft that are intended feature advanced stealth features like a lowradar cross section (RCS),infrared,acoustic andmagnetic signatures[1][2][3]
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the procurement of NWJFAC on 3 December 2024. The vessels will perform multiple tasks like low intensity maritime operations,surveillance,patrol, andsearch and rescue (SAR) operations near the coast. Additionally, the vessels van also participate in Anti-Piracy missions in and around island territories. The ships will be constructed byGarden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE),Kolkata.[4][5][6]
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