Unique Delhi, IndiaEdited By: Vikrant SinghUpdated: Dec 26, 2023, 04:39 PM IST
Missile destroyer INS Imphal of the Indian Navy (Representative list) Photo:(WION)
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A commissioning ceremony will happen on Tuesday (Dec 26) within the presence of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai. INS Imphal is the third of 4 ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers to be commissioned into the Indian Navy.
The Indian Navy will commission its most recent missile destroyer, INS Imphal, on Tuesday (Dec 26). A commissioning ceremony will happen this day within the presence of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai. The destroyer is the third of 4 ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers to be commissioned into the Indian Navy.
Listed below are seven key details in regards to the Indian Navy’s most recent missile destroyer
- INS Imphal is India’s first warship named after a northeastern metropolis of the country, showcasing the significance of the Indian territory for national security, connectivity and prosperity. The commissioning of the destroyer was once first licensed by the Indian president back in 2019.
- INS Imphal would be the third ‘Vishakhapatnam’ class missile destroyer to be commissioned into the Indian Navy. These are designed by the Indian Navy’s in-home organisation, Warship Fabricate Bureau.
- The 164-metre-long destroyer is outfitted with negate of the art work weapons and sensors, medium-differ and Brahmos floor-to-air missiles, anti-submarine rocket launchers, and 76mm massive fast gun mount.
- The warship was once constructed by Mazagaon Dock Minute and was once delivered to the Indian Navy on October 20 after a comprehensive trial programme. The warship is powered by Combines Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion and is able to attaining speeds in draw over 30 knots (56 km/hour).
- INS Imphal is one of many most superior, potent warships ever been constructed in India, in step with the Indian Navy. The ship is fitted with a as a lot as the moment surveillance radar which presents target records to the gunnery weapon programs of the ship.
- The warship is designed to operate effectively in crude stipulations and is outfitted to fight below nuclear, organic, and chemical (NBC) struggle stipulations. Thus, the survivability abilities and fight skill of the ship are unmatched.
- The destroyer is truly a part of the Western Naval Picture of the Indian Navy after being commissioned.
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Vikrant Singh
Geopolitical author at WION, follows Indian international policy and world politics, a truth seeker.
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