Can conduct maritime surveillance, patrol duties, and low‑intensity operations.
Acts as a mothership for unmanned and autonomous vehicles.
Can be converted into a limited hospital ship for humanitarian missions.
Samarthak is the first of four vessels designed to perform many roles, from ocean monitoring to disaster assistance.
Built by Larsen and Toubro under the Make in India initiative, the ship uses Indian‑made sensors, weapons and electronic systems.
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