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India’s Navy Receives Its First Indigenous Multi‑Purpose Vessel

The Indian Navy took delivery of Samarthak, a versatile platform designed for surveillance, offshore patrolling, and humanitarian assistance.

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Key Points

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Samarthak is the first home‑grown Multi‑Purpose Vessel for the navy.

It can conduct maritime surveillance, reconnaissance, coastal patrol, and disaster‑relief operations.

The project reflects India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative to build defence capabilities domestically.

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With more than 75 % of its content sourced locally, the ship highlights India's push for a self‑reliant defence industry.

The vessel will support a wide range of missions, from maritime monitoring to disaster relief.

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indigenous

made in the same country

versatile

able to do many different things

surveillance

watching or checking something carefully

reconnaissance

gathering information about an area

humanitarian assistance

helping people who are in trouble

disaster relief

helping after big accidents like floods

Aatmanirbhar Bharat

India’s goal to be self‑reliant

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