Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd to build world’s first autonomous maritime shipyard in Andhra Pradesh

Key facts

• Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd has been allotted 29.58 acres of land at the Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in Bogolu Mandal, SPSR Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, for setting up the world’s first autonomous maritime shipyard and systems centre.
• The facility is envisioned as a pioneering hub that will accelerate innovation, reshape industrial practices, and set new international benchmarks in autonomous maritime technology.
• The integrated R&D and testing ecosystem is poised to benefit sectors such as logistics, fisheries, disaster response, and port operations.
• A dedicated Maritime Test Centre within the project will support end-to-end autonomous system research, development, prototyping, and validation.