ASV Yard 1287 Hull / Structural Completion: India procurement notice

Development and reported outcome

Goa Shipyard issued a 2026 procurement for hull and structural completion work for Autonomous Surface Vessel Yard 1287. The tender supports physical construction within GSL's ASV program and is linked to the 13 m ASV-MCM development sequence. It remains a shipyard procurement notice rather than an Indian Navy acquisition contract.[S1]

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: ASV Yard 1287 Hull / Structural Completion. Platform or product: 13 m ASV-MCM, Yard 1287. Platform classification: Medium (13 m). Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: Goa Shipyard Limited (reported headquarters/country: India). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: Indian Navy-linked GSL ASV-MCM programme (reported headquarters/country: India).[S1]

Mission and technical scope

The following are classifications recorded in the source master, not additional claims of operational deployment: Mission/use-case classification: Mine Countermeasures. Operating mode: Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV).

Contract, value and shipment signals

Recorded quantity, delivery, demonstration or volume signal: 1 ASV project. Delivery schedule, procurement window or milestone status: Tender work period 3 months 2 days after commencement. Recorded contractual duration: 3 months 2 days tender work period.[S1]

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: The procurement mirror directly identifies ASV Yard 1287 hull/structural work; the program record identifies the platform as a 13 m ASV-MCM. It is Medium under the user's size rule and remains a shipyard work tender.

Interpretation boundary: The tender, notice or request stage does not by itself prove a signed contract, selected supplier, or physical delivery.[S1]

UXV Searcher analysis — what the development changes

UXV Searcher interpretation — procurement requirement / tender: The India USV record for ASV Yard 1287 Hull / Structural Completion is best treated as a procurement pipeline signal. A published requirement can indicate addressable demand, but it is not an award, supplier revenue, shipment, or fleet increase.

Traceability for buyers: The dataset associates Goa Shipyard Limited with Indian Navy-linked GSL ASV-MCM programme for 13 m ASV-MCM, Yard 1287. This supports stakeholder mapping; supply-chain tier, exclusivity and signed-customer relationships need the underlying source before firm classification.

Client-use interpretation: For intelligence users tracking Mine Countermeasures, the relevant next proof points are mine-countermeasures requirements, autonomy integration and acceptance milestones. Track the award notice, signed value and accepted delivery quantities before upgrading this demand signal.[S1]

Quantitative evidence, calculations and limits

Quantity/scope signal: 1 ASV project. Counting rule: Scope or component count; not a count of procured or delivered unmanned platforms. Delivery/timing evidence: Tender work period 3 months 2 days after commencement. Scheduling language is not independently proof of completion or acceptance.

Quantified requirements are potential procurement scope, not realised hardware orders or sales.[S1]