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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is the maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India. It was formally established on 18 August 1978.[1] The ICG operates under the Ministry of Defence.[2]

Currently Active

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Vessels

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Vessels belonging to the Indian Coast Guard bear the prefix "ICGS" – Indian Coast Guard Ship.

Class Picture Origin Type Commissioned Displacement Vessels Comment
Pollution control vessels (3)
Samudra class India Pollution control vessel 2010–present 3,960 tons 3
Offshore patrol vessels (25)
Vikram class India Offshore patrol vessel 2018–present 2,140 tons 7
Samarth class India Offshore patrol vessel 2015–present 2,400 tons 11
Vishwast class India Offshore patrol vessel 2010–present 1,800 tons 3
Sankalp class India Offshore patrol vessel 2008–present 2,325 tons 2
Samar class India Offshore patrol vessel 1996–present 1,800 tons 2 2 ships out of 4 decommissioned in November 2023
Fast Patrol vessels (44)
Aadesh class India Fast patrol vessel 2013–present 290 tons 20
Rajshree class India Fast patrol vessel 2012–present 275 tons 13 1 additional unit built for the Seychelles Coast Guard.[3][4]
Rani Abbaka class India Fast patrol vessel 2009–present 275 tons 5
Sarojini Naidu class India Fast patrol vessel 2002–present 270 tons 6 1 unit decommissioned on 27 April 2023. 2 additional units built for the National Coast Guard of Mauritius.
Patrol boats (82)
Bharati class India Patrol boat 2013–present 107 tons 6 9 more to be commissioned
L&T class India Fast interceptor boat 2012–present 90 tons 54
ABG class India Fast interceptor boat 2000–present 90 tons 11
Patrol craft (14)
Timblo class India Interceptor craft 2010–present 7 tons 10
Bristol class United Kingdom Interceptor craft 2004–present 5 tons 4
Hovercraft (14)
Griffon class United Kingdom Hovercraft 2000–present 27 tons 18 6 H-181(Griffon 8000TD) and 12 H-187(Griffon 8000TD)[5]

Current aircraft

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Main article: List of active Indian military aircraft § Indian Coast Guard
Aircraft Picture Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Maritime patrol
Dornier 228 Germany
India 		Maritime patrol 101/201[6] 36[7] 2 on order[8]
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv India Utility Mk. I 4[9][5] 9 Mk.III on order[10] 6 more planned[11]
Mk. III 15[12][13][14]
HAL Chetak India Utility 17[15]

The following is a list of Coast Guard Air Squadrons[16][17][18]

Squadron Type Base
CGAS 700 Do 228-101 CGAE Kolkata
CGAS 743 Do 228-101 CGAE Bhubaneswar
CGAS 744 Do 228-101 ICGAS Chennai
CGAS 745 Do 228-201 CGAE Port Blair
CGAS 746 Do 228-201 CGAE Porbandar
CGAS 747 Do 228-101 CGAE Kochi
CGAS 750 Do 228-101 CGAS Daman
CGAS 800 HAL Chetak CGAE Dabolim
CGAS 830 HAL Dhruv Mk. III CGAE Bhubaneswar
CGAS 835 HAL Dhruv Mk. III[19] CGAE Porbandar
CGAS 840 HAL Dhruv Mk. III CGAS Chennai
CGAS 841 HAL Chetak CGAS Daman
CGAS 842 HAL Chetak INS Kunjali, Mumbai
CGAS 845 HAL Dhruv Mk. III CGAE Kochi
CGAS 848 HAL Chetak CGAS Chennai
CGAS 850 HAL Dhruv Mk. II CGAS Ratnagiri
CGAS 851 HAL Dhruv Mk. II CGAE Dabolim
Port Blair Chetak Flight HAL Chetak CGAE Port Blair
Kochi Chetak Flight HAL Chetak CGAE Kochi
Vishakhapatnam Chetak Flight HAL Chetak CGAE Dega
Dornier Training Fleet Do 228-201 CGAS Daman

Retired Equipment

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Former vessels

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Vessels belonging to the Indian Coast Guard bear the prefix "ICGS" – Indian Coast Guard Ship.

Class Picture Origin Type Commissioned Displacement Comment
Patrol vessels
Priyadarshini class India Fast patrol vessel 1992–1998 215 tons All 8 decommissioned.[20][21][22]
Samar class India Offshore patrol vessel 1996–present 1,800 tons 2 decommissioned, 2 still in service
Vikram class India Offshore patrol vessel 1983–1992 1,220 tons 6 decommissioned, 1 lost, 2 transferred
Rajhans class India Patrol vessel 1980–1987 200 tons All 5 have been decommissioned.[23]
Tara Bai class Singapore Coastal patrol vessel 1987–1990 236 tons All 6 have been decommissioned.[24]
Blackwood class United Kingdom Offshore patrol vessel 1978–1988 1,456 tons Former INS Kirpan and former INS Kuthar transferred from the Indian Navy in 1978. Kirpan decommissioned 1987,[25] Kuthar decommissioned September 1988.[26]
Interceptor Boats (10)
AMPL-class interceptor boat India Interceptor craft 1993–2003 49 tons 10 vessels. One Leased to Mauritius in 2001

Former Aircraft

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant Retired Notes
Maritime patrol
Fokker F-27 Friendship  Netherlands
 India 		Maritime patrol 2 Taken on dry-lease from Indian Airlines. Were based at Dum-Dum Airport. [27]

Future Equipment

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Future vessels

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The following is a table of vessel classes which are either under construction or planned, but have not yet entered service.

Class Origin Type Commission (est.) Displacement Planned Comment
MDL-class Training Vessel  India Training vessel 1 Contract signed: 17 Oct 23.[28] Keel laid: 13 Jan 25.[29]
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) class  India Pollution Control Vessel May 2025 4,100 Tons[30] 2 Contract signed for ₹5.83 billion in June 2021.[31] First ship ICGS Samudra Pratap launched on 29 August 2024.[32]
Multi-Role Support Vessels  India Multi-Role Support Vessels 2500 - 3500 Tons 6 [a]
Offshore Patrol Vessels (Operational Sea Training)  India Offshore Patrol Vessel ~2500 Tons 2 [b]
MDL-class NGOPV  India Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) May 2026 2,500 Tons 6 [c][d]Contract signed with MDL.[33][34] Steel cutting for first and second vessel done on 31 May[35] and 20 December 2024, respectively.[36][37]
Next Generation FPV Class  India Fast patrol vessel 700 Tons 18 [38] Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared procurement on 3 September 2024.[39]
Adamya-class fast patrol vessel  India Fast patrol vessel 320 Tons 8 [38][40]
MDL-class Fast Patrol Vessel  India Fast patrol vessel 300 Tons 14 Contract signed with MDL on 24 January 2024. All to be delivered within 63 months[41][42][43]
 India Interceptor boats 22 [44] Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared procurement on 29 July 2024.[45]
Next Generation Interceptor Crafts  India Interceptor boats 15 - 17 Tons 30 [e]
Heavy Duty Air Cushion Vehicles  India Hovercraft 12 [f]
Air Cushion Vehicles  India Hovercraft 6 Deal signed on 24 October 2024 with Chowgule & Company Pvt. Ltd., Goa at a cost of ₹387.44 crore.[46]

Future aircraft

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant Planned Notes
Maritime patrol
Airbus C-295 Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMMA)  Europe
 India 		Maritime patrol C-295MPA 6[47] Ministry of Defence has given clearance for procurement of 6 C-295 MPA on 16 February 2024.[48]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ RFI Document: https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/WriteReadData/Orders/202405220429539337681RFIforAcquisitionof06MRSVs-22May24.pdf
  2. ^ RFI document: https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/WriteReadData/Orders/202404030415322827464RFI02OPV(OST).pdf
  3. ^ RFI document: https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/WriteReadData/Tender/202202280658459150335RFI.pdf
  4. ^ The OPVs will be powered by twin controllable pitch propellers driven by 9000 kW engines allowing speeds in excess of 23 knots.
  5. ^ RFI Document: https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/WriteReadData/Orders/202407020344154932931RFIforAcquisitionof30NGICs.pdf
  6. ^ RFI Document: https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/WriteReadData/Orders/202405030623244568403RFIFOR12HDACVs.pdf

References

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  1. ^ The Coast Guard Act. Parliament of India. 1978.
  2. ^ "About the Ministry". Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. ^ "ICGS Priyadarshini commissioned at Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada Port". The New Indian Express. 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "GRSE to build water jet-propelled fast patrol vessel for Coast Guard". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  5. ^ a b The Military Balance 2017. Routledge, Chapman & Hall. 14 February 2017. ISBN 9781857439007.
  6. ^ Jackson, Paul; Munson, Kenneth; Peacock, Lindsay, eds. (2004). "HAL (Dornier) 228". Jane's All the World's Aircraft (95th year of issue 2004-2005. ed.). Coulsdon: Janes Information Group. p. 206. ISBN 0710626142.
  7. ^ "Indian Coast Guard to induct 16 Advanced Light Helicopters in July, 2 of them for North-East". The Statesman. 2 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Indian Coast Guard to get Dornier aircraft from HAL". 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  9. ^ Purohit, Jugal (8 July 2016). "Indian Coast Guard to acquire 30 advanced copters soon". India Today.
  10. ^ "Cabinet Committee on Security clears 34 new Dhruv choppers for Indian Coast Guard, Army". The Economic Times. 2024-03-07. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  11. ^ "DAC approves 05 capital acquisition proposals worth Rs. 21,772 Crores to augment defence preparedness". Press Information Bureau. 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  12. ^ "Two ALH-Mark-III helicopters inducted into Indian Coast Guard". The Indian Express. 2 February 2022. The ICG said that these choppers were the ninth and tenth in the series of 16 ALH.
  13. ^ Kumar, Chetan (2022-11-15). "Coast Guard receives 16 ALH-Mk III choppers, wants 9 more". The Times of India.
  14. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident HAL Dhruv Mk 3 CG859, Sunday 5 January 2025". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  15. ^ The Military Balance 2017. Routledge, Chapman & Hall. 14 February 2017. ISBN 9781857439007.
  16. ^ admin (2014-01-02). "Indian Coast Guard". Aeroflight. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  17. ^ "Modernisation of Aviation Wing". www.sps-aviation.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  18. ^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  19. ^ "Two dead, one missing after coast guard helicopter goes down in Arabian Sea". Hindustan Times. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  20. ^ "ICGS Sucheta Kriplani retired with full military honours". The Statesman. 24 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Surface Units Page :Indian Coast Guard". indiancoastguard.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  22. ^ "Odisha: Coast Guard Ship 'Raziya Sultana' Decommissioned". Kalinga TV. 1 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Surface Units Page :Indian Coast Guard". indiancoastguard.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Indian Coast Guard: Inshore Patrol Vessels by Hindustan Shipyard Limited". marinebuzz.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  25. ^ Prezelin, Bernard (1990). Combat Fleets of the World: 1990. Naval Institute Press. p. 245.
  26. ^ Ministry of Defence Annual Report: 1988. Government of India. 1988. p. 7.
  27. ^ "Indian Coast Guard – Modernisation". www.spsnavalforces.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  28. ^ "Defence Ministry signs contract for construction of the first Indian Coast Guard Training Ship with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai". pib.gov.in. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  29. ^ "Construction begins for Coast Guard training ship at Mumbai dockyard". India Today. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  30. ^ "GSL begins work on 2 pollution control ships for Coast Guard". 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2023-07-08. The two pollution control vessels will be approximately 115 mtrs long, 16.5 mtrs wide, with a displacement of 4100 tonnes and a maximum speed of 22 Knots.
  31. ^ "MoD signs ₹583 crore contract for two pollution control vessels for Coast Guard". The Hindu. 22 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  32. ^ "First indigenously developed Pollution Control Vessel of ICG, 'Samudra Pratap' Launched in presence of Raksha Rajya Mantri in Goa". Press Information Bureau. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  33. ^ "Mazagon Dock wins ₹1,600-crore contract from Defence Ministry for Indian Coast Guard vessels". CNBCTV18. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  34. ^ "Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard bag big orders from Ministry of Defence". Moneycontrol. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  35. ^ "Steel-cutting ceremony for first Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel of ICG held at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  36. ^ "Production of 20 advanced Indian Coast Guard vessels begins in Mumbai". India Today. 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  37. ^ "Mazagon Dock Shares in Focus: Commenced Production For First FPV". www.angelone.in. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  38. ^ a b https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/WriteReadData/Tender/20171101024152257760608FPVdt30Oct17.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  39. ^ "DAC approves 10 capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore to enhance defence preparedness". Press Information Bureau. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  40. ^ "MoD signs Rs 473 crore contract with GSL for construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessels for Indian Coast Guard". pib.gov.in. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  41. ^ "MoD inks contract, worth over Rs 1070 cr, with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for 14 Fast Patrol Vessels for Indian Coast Guard". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  42. ^ "India signs ₹1,070 crore contract with Mazagon Dock for 14 advanced fast patrol vessels". CNBCTV18. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  43. ^ https://indiancoastguard.gov.in/WriteReadData/Tender/202301190914478599147RFPforAcquisitionof14FastPatrolVessels(FPV)forIndianCoastGuard(ICG)-CategoryBuy(Indian-IDDM).pdf [bare URL PDF]
  44. ^ https://www.grse.in/investor-presentations/files/Transcript_of_Analyst_Meet_Con_Call_for_Q4_FY_23_GRSE.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  45. ^ "Govt approves procurement of navigation system for armoured fighting vehicles, interceptor boats". The Economic Times. 2024-07-29. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  46. ^ "Defence ministry signs contract to procure 6 air cushion vehicles". Business Standard. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  47. ^ "Rs 15,000 crore Tata-Airbus deal for military transport aircraft at CCS door". The Economic Times. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  48. ^ "Aatmanirbhar Bharat: DAC clears capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 84,560 crore to boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces & Indian Coast Guard". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
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