Larsen & Toubro Ltd
🇮🇳 L&T Secures Major Indian Navy Order for 12 Mine Countermeasure Vessels with Exail
• Larsen & Toubro (L&T) partners with France-based Exail to deliver an advanced Unmanned Mine Countermeasure Suite for the Indian Navy.
• The collaboration involves providing 12 Mine Countermeasure Vessels equipped with autonomous and remotely operated systems to detect, classify, identify, and neutralize naval mines.
• L&T serves as the prime contractor, while Exail acts as the technology partner, leveraging globally proven mine countermeasure technologies used by multiple navies worldwide.
• The partnership supports India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives, emphasizing local industrial collaboration and capability development.
• The initiative aims to strengthen India’s mine countermeasure capabilities, enhance maritime security, and reinforce Indo-French defense cooperation.
• L&T, a USD 32 billion multinational, brings defense engineering and manufacturing expertise, while Exail contributes decades of operational experience in unmanned maritime systems and mine warfare.