Overview
- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with Cochin Shipyard to jointly pursue upcoming Indian Navy procurements, starting with landing platform docks.
- Under the agreement, HD HHI will contribute ship design and technology support as Cochin prepares a domestic proposal for the amphibious assault ships.
- India’s Ministry of Defense granted initial approval to the landing platform dock project in October, with procurement processes and contract awards still to come.
- Reporting indicates the Navy plans to acquire four 29,000-ton landing platform docks valued at about $9 billion in total, a figure not yet formally confirmed by New Delhi.
- HD HHI highlighted broader defense collaborations and said its planned December integration with affiliate HD Hyundai Mipo is intended to strengthen capacity for international naval projects.