Navantia and L&T Forge Partnership to Offer Amphibious Assault Ships to Indian Navy

By ASR Newsdesk · 9 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC

Navantia and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the Indian Navy's program for four amphibious assault ships. This alliance aims to leverage L&T's engineering capabilities with Navantia's expertise in designing and building naval vessels. The partnership is intended to foster local shipbuilding capabilities for large vessels and will utilize Navantia's proven LHD designs as a basis for the Indian program. The ships are envisioned to support amphibious operations, disaster relief, and future unmanned vehicle operations.