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The Indian Navy has got its first-ever P15B guided-missile destroyer, and the ship has been named Visakhapatnam.
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Vaishnawi Sinha
The Indian Navy announced on Saturday that it has got its first P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer from Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders on October 28. The stealth missile destroyer has been given the title “Visakhapatnam”, as per the respectable delivery.
The delivery further states that the constructing and offer of the Visakhapatnam ship is one other testomony to the impetus given by the federal government and the Navy to the indigenous warship constructing programmes. It’s the principle of its model to be launched within the Navy.
The Indian Navy, making the announcement on Twitter, said, “Visakhapatnam – first of the indigenous P15B stealth guided-missile destroyers being built at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai delivered to Indian Navy on October 28, 2021.” The missile destroyer ship can like the ability of launching anti-airplane missiles from its deck.
Yet one other testomony of impetus given by Govt of India & the Navy in the direction of #indigenous warship constn programmes.#Visakhapatnam – #first of the indigenous P15B stealth Guided Missile destroyers being built at #MazagonDock, #Mumbai delivered to #IndianNavy on 28 Oct 21. (1/2). pic.twitter.com/sECvXvhl4R
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) October 30, 2021
The Navy further added, “Induction of the destroyer shouldn’t be any longer going to handiest toughen the combat readiness of Indian Navy but will additionally be a vital step forward in the direction of our quest for Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).”
The Indian defence sector is upgrading its defence systems at some stage within the last month, as unique and improved instruments is being launched all over the military. Only within the near previous, the Indian Navy made up our minds to deploy the upgraded traditional L-70 air defence weapons, amongst diversified substantial defence systems, in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh along the India-China border.
These weapons had been launched within the Navy earlier this month, and the officials had said, “The gun is in a situation to engage fireplace and engagement projected length of time. It’s going to now be integrated with tactical preserve watch over radar and fireside preserve watch over radar.”
