Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Visakhapatnam on October 5 and 6, with major shipbuilding and maritime infrastructure milestones planned at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL).

On October 6, Singh is scheduled to launch a Fleet Support Vessel for the Indian Navy. He will also preside over the keel-laying of Fleet Support Ship-5 and inaugurate the upgraded Slipway-4 and a 300-tonne Goliath Crane at the HSL Dockyard. The Hans India

The Fleet Support Ship programme is being executed by HSL under a ₹19,000-crore contract signed with the Ministry of Defence in 2023 for five indigenous 45,000-tonne vessels. The ships are intended to support naval operations by providing replenishment capabilities at sea. WeRIndia

After the Visakhapatnam programme, the Defence Minister is scheduled to travel to Sunabeda in Koraput, Odisha, where he will lay the foundation stone for facilities related to the Shakti Engine at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.