# India orders eight corvettes from GRSE and Goa Shipyard Under contracts worth Rs 53,866.50 crore, the state-owned shipyards will build an Indian Navy design. GRSE takes five ships and Goa Shipyard three. Published 2026-11-03 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/11/03/india-orders-eight-corvettes-from-grse-and-goa-shipyard/ India's Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth Rs 53,866.50 crore on Nov. 2, 2026, for eight Next Generation Corvettes for the Indian Navy.[1] Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) will build five ships and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) three.[1] The project assigns design to the Indian Navy and construction to state-owned shipyards selected through a competitive process.[1] GSL calls the order the largest in its history.[2] The ministry disclosed the combined contract value but no per-yard values or delivery schedule.[1] Defense News reported, citing GRSE, that the ships would measure 127 meters long and have a maximum speed of 26 knots.[3] The outlet reported that their armament would include medium-range anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles and 324 mm torpedo tubes.[3] ## Why it matters Defense News reports that the ships will gradually replace aging single-role corvettes.[3] The ministry says the new corvettes will carry missiles, weapons and sensor suites enabling missions across the air, surface and sub-surface domains.[1] ## Sources 1. Ministry of Defence via PIB: MoD inks Rs 53,866.50 crore contracts with GRSE & GSL for 8 Next Generation Corvettes 2. PIB Panaji: GSL Secures Major Order to Build Three Next-Generation Corvettes for Indian Navy 3. Defense News: India orders next-gen corvettes for $5.7b under broad naval modernization push