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Indian Navy amphibious vessel acquisition project
Class of future "Landing Platform Docks" (LPD) of the Indian Navy
Indian Navy amphibious vessel acquisition project
The procurement of Landing Platform Docks (LPD) by the Indian Navy is an initiative of the Indian Navy (IN) to procure a series of landing platform docks, specific vessels dedicated to amphibious warfare, as part of the service's strategy to augment its capabilities of amphibious warfare, disaster-response, humanitarian assistance and auxiliary duties. India had long sought to procure amphibious warfare vessels, including landing platform docks; multiple initiatives in procuring specified vessels of the aforementioned type were initiated as early as 2009. However, such measures have been frequently delayed, on account of varying reasons. The IN currently operates one landing platform dock — INS Jalashwa, an ex-Austin-class amphibious transport dock, which was purchased from the United States Navy (USN) in 2007.
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