LAUNCH OF FIRST CADET TRAINING SHIP - KRISHNA AT M/s L&T, KATTUPALLI, CHENNAI

• Yard 18003 (Krishna) is the first of three indigenously designed and built Cadet Training Ships for the Indian Navy, launched at M/s L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli (Chennai) on 16 Feb 2026.
• Procured under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category — symbolises Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence shipbuilding by a private sector yard.
• Examinable as a defence-modernisation / indigenisation milestone touching GS-III (security, defence procurement, Make-in-India).