Seeking to expand its amphibious warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy is expected to soon issue a tender for building four large-sized Landing Platform Dock (LPD) warships at a cost of around Rs 80,000 crore, defence officials told ANI.

The proposed project, among the biggest for surface warship construction in India, is expected to be taken up shortly by the Defence Ministry at a high-level meeting, they said. "The Defence Ministry is expected to soon take up the Indian Navy proposal, expected to be worth around Rs 80,000 crore, at a high-level meeting. The project would be one of the biggest for building surface warships in the country," defence officials told ANI.

According to ANI, the Indian Navy wants the LPDs to serve as platforms capable of operating fixed-wing naval drones, func

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