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The Indian Coast Guard recently conducted the girder-laying ceremony for the fourth, fifth, and sixth indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle at the Rassaim Yard in Goa. These hovercraft are being built under the “Make in India” initiative and represent a significant step toward strengthening coastal security and indigenous defence manufacturing.
An Air Cushion Vehicle is an amphibious craft that operates on the principle of a “surface effect.” Instead of displacing water like conventional
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Indian Coast Guard's indigenous Air Cushion Vehicles strengthen coastal security and defence manufacturing under Make in India initiative with 50% domestic content.
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