Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)
MDL, headquartered in Mazagaon, Mumbai, is India's premier warship-building yard and the only shipyard in the country capable of constructing both destroyers and conventional submarines. It was taken over by the Government of India in 1960 and operates as a Navratna DPSU under the Ministry of Defence.
- Current projects: Project 15B (four destroyers), Project 17A (four frigates), Project 75 (six Scorpene-class submarines — three delivered)
- Also builds offshore platforms and support vessels for the oil sector
- The Colombo Dockyard acquisition is MDL's first overseas footprint, signalling a shift from purely domestic shipbuilding to a regional maritime services role
- Located in Port of Mumbai — India's oldest and most strategically positioned naval shipyard
● Tracked since April 12, 2026 · last seen May 02, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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