India seeks to expand navy’s reach with 4 amphibious warships

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India’s navy has invited bids for four large landing platform docks, each displacing more than 30,000 tonnes, to extend its ability to operate across the Indian Ocean. The amphibious ships are intended to support naval logistics and humanitarian missions, though experts say their value will depend on how effectively they are used in a crisis.

India’s planned acquisition of four large amphibious warships would strengthen its ability to support naval logistics and humanitarian missions across the Indian Ocean, with security experts saying their value depends on how the navy could effectively utilise them during a crisis. The Indian Navy has invited bids for four landing platform docks (LPDs), each with a displacement of more than 30,000 tonnes. Indian Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar said at a media briefing on Monday that a...