Autonomous Surface Vessel: India procurement notice

Development and reported outcome

Goa Shipyard issued a new GeM re-procurement on June 12, 2026 for balance construction, outfitting and system integration of the Autonomous Surface Vessel. The new GeM bid identifier makes this a distinct procurement lifecycle event rather than duplicate reporting of the April procedure. It remains a tender/re-procurement notice, not an award.[S1]

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: Autonomous Surface Vessel Balance Construction, Outfitting & System Integration - Re-procurement. Platform or product: Autonomous Surface Vessel. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: Goa Shipyard Limited (reported headquarters/country: India). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: Indian Navy-linked GSL ASV 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: 10 months 4 days from contract commencement. Recorded contractual duration: 10 months 4 days tender requirement.[S1]

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: TenderDekho directly mirrors GeM bid GEM/2026/B/7655808, published Jun. 12, for ASV balance construction/outfitting/system integration. The Goa Shipyard live page was removed after repeated gateway failures; later Jul. 1 award remains a separate row.

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 Autonomous Surface Vessel Balance Construction, Outfitting & System Integration - Re-procurement 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 programme for Autonomous Surface Vessel. 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: 10 months 4 days from contract commencement. Scheduling language is not independently proof of completion or acceptance.

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