In a first for an Indian company, the Pentagon has awarded Larsen and Toubro (L & T) a $11.5 million contract to build a specialized supply vessel for the Chilean Navy.
The vessel will be procured from L & T and supplied to Chile under the US government’s foreign military sales (FMS) program.
India’s Larsen and Toubro Ltd., Mumbai, India, is awarded an $11,500,000 contract in the support of the government of Chile for a twin-screw Anchor Handling, Towing, Supply and Standby Vessel (AHTSSV) with hybrid propulsion and dynamic positioning system, hull number 71010, a Pentagon release said Wednesday.
