India's First Autonomous Maritime Shipyard & Systems Development Centre

The proposed Autonomous Maritime Shipyard and Systems Development Centre is intended to integrate facilities for the design, manufacturing, assembly, testing, integration and lifecycle support of autonomous maritime, electronic and related defence systems. The proposed facility is envisioned to include infrastructure and capabilities for shipbuilding, marine engineering, electronics manufacturing, research and development, training, system integration and validation of autonomous maritime platforms and associated systems.

The proposed site for the Autonomous Maritime Shipyard and Systems Development Centre is expected to provide access to maritime facilities and integration areas, as well as connectivity to coastal networks and the regional maritime corridor. The availability of such marine infrastructure is expected to facilitate testing, commissioning, integration and operational validation of autonomous maritime platforms, while reducing development timelines and operating constraints. The proposed facility is intended to support activities related to the design, development, manufacturing, integration and lifecycle support of autonomous platforms across maritime surface, maritime sub-surface, aerial and land domains.