India gifted two water-jet propelled Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) to Mozambique on Friday( 8 November) . The FICs were transshipped from India by INS Gharial.

• The handing over ceremony was attended by the High Commissioner of India in Mozambique, Robert Shetkintong, Defence Adviser at Maputo, Colonel Puneet Attri, and the Commanding Officer of INS Gharial, Commander Rajan Chib.
• The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Defence, Augusto Casimiro Mueio, formally accepted the vessels on behalf of the Mozambique Government.
• These water-jet-propelled boats have a top speed of 45 knots and a range of 200 nautical miles at 12 knots.
• They can carry a crew of five personnel and are equipped with machine guns and bullet-resistant cabins.
• The two FICs will significantly aid the Mozambique Government in its effort to combat maritime terrorism and ongoing insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province.