The development span of ships has remained largely secretive with little information in public domain.

[5] The purpose of the ship is to support the development of India's strategic weapons and the Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme.

[7] It is being built under a classified and confidential programme which is directly under the control of the Prime Minister's Office and the National Security Advisor, similar to the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) programme of the Indian Navy.

[10] The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy in October 2020 quietly[2] meanwhile official induction expected on first half of 2021.

In addition, it has a long open deck with ample space for installing multiple missile tracking antennas.