New Delhi: During the flagship India Maritime Week 2025 (1MW 2025) held in Mumbai, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), India’s premier defence shipyard and a Navratna company under the Ministry of Defence, has signed an exclusive Teaming Agreement (TA) with Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy fabrication company, for collaboration in the design and construction of Landing Platform Docks (LPD5) for the Indian Navy.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) last week accorded approval for the acquisition of LPDs - a critical capability addition for the Indian Navy to project power, undertake amphibious operations, and deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions.

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