3 Indigenously-Built Floating Out-Post Vessels Inducted In Border Force
NDTV
The three indigenously build FBOP vessels will act as the strategic base stations for BSF at India's border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
As the country on Wednesday was engaged in celebrating 73rd Republic Day, India's Border Security Force (BSF) inducted a fleet of three new Floating Border Out-Post (FBOP) vessels aimed at protecting the country's maritime borders.
"On Republic Day Parade 2022, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) delivered the 2nd lot of 03 Floating Border Out-Post (FBOP) vessels out of 09 FBOPs for BSF to enable protect our maritime borders, adding a boost to border guarding," the BSF said.
A senior BSF officer told news agency ANI that FBOP vessels play a crucial role while protecting maritime borders as they help in demarking borders on waters.