The Indian Coast guard has commissioned the Hovercraft H-187, which was designed and built by UK based Grifon Hoverwork Limited (GHL), the first in the series of 12 Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs). Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan, the Director General Indian Coast Guard at Okha in Gujarat today.
The Air Cushion Vehicle is 21 meters long and displaces 31 tonnes and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots. It is also capable of undertaking multifarious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and rendering assistance to small boats/craft in distress at sea.
The Air Cushion Vehicle H-187 will be based at Okha under the Administrative and Operational Control of the Commander Coast Guard Region (North-West).
Source: http://www.defenseworld.net
The Air Cushion Vehicle is 21 meters long and displaces 31 tonnes and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots. It is also capable of undertaking multifarious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and rendering assistance to small boats/craft in distress at sea.
The Air Cushion Vehicle H-187 will be based at Okha under the Administrative and Operational Control of the Commander Coast Guard Region (North-West).
Source: http://www.defenseworld.net
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