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India Donates Two Water Jet Propelled Fast Interceptor Crafts (FICs) to Mozambique.

National | Dated: 19 Nov 2024

Indian Navy (IN), under the Government of India (GoI), handed over two water-jet-propelled Fast Interceptor Crafts (FICs) to the Government of Mozambique as part of its capacity-building engagements with friendly foreign nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The FICs were delivered to Mozambique from India by the Indian Naval Ship INS Gharial to combat maritime terrorism and insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region.
  • - To support the regional maritime security of Mozambique, India donated two large interceptor vessels in 2019 and two similar FICs in 2022.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The High Commissioner of India in Mozambique Robert Shetkintong, Defence Adviser Colonel Puneet Attri, and Commander Rajan Chib of INS Gharial attended the handing over ceremony of FICs in Nacala, Mozambique. Ministry of National Defence representative Augusto Casimiro Mueio accepted the craft on behalf of the Mozambique Government.
  • (ii) FIC has a reaching speed of up to 45 knots and is equipped with machine guns and bullet-resistant cabins.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, India gifted two water jet propelled Fast Interceptor Crafts (FICs) to which country?

Correct Answer: Mozambique

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About Mozambique

  • President : Filipe Nyusi
  • Capital : Maputo