Indian Navy Commissions Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal

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Indian Navy Commissions Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal​

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The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Imphal, its third Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer, at the Mumbai Naval Dockyard.

The ceremony comes after the ship’s successful test-firings of the extended-range supersonic BrahMos missile in November.

Its armaments include surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine warfare capabilities, and a Total Atmosphere Control System, which shields it from nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare.

INS Imphal is set to join the Western Naval Command, to be utilized as an anti-surface, -air, and -submarine warfare capability for India’s fleet.

INS Imphal’s commissioning comes a year after INS Mormugao, its sister ship. The fourth and final destroyer in their class, INS Surat, is scheduled for completion in 2024.

Work for the construction of all Visakhapatnam-class destroyers is estimated to cost around 35,000 crore Indian rupee ($5.3 billion).

An Upgraded Destroyer​

As an updated version of India’s Kolkata-class ships, INS Imphal has a smaller radar cross-section, safer helicopter traversing systems, and a centralized network for its ship management system.

It can reach a maximum speed of 30 knots (55 kilometers/34 miles per hour), with a range of up to 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 kilometers/9,200 miles) at 18 knots (33 kilometers/21 miles per hour).

It can crew 300 ship personnel, and endure 45 days of uninterrupted operations at sea.

Around 75 percent of its components are locally sourced as part of the Make in India initiative, which seeks to boost the country’s business sectors through local manufacturing support.

 

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Around 75 percent of its components are locally sourced as part of the Make in India initiative, which seeks to boost the country’s business sectors through local manufacturing support.​

Some of the major indigenised equipment/system onboard Imphal include Indigenous DMR 249A Steel, Surface to Air Missiles, Surface to Surface Missiles, Air Search Radar, Torpedo Tubes, Anti-Submarine Rocket Launchers, Super Rapid Gun Mount, besides Combat Management System, Integrated Platform Management System, Automated Power Management System, Foldable Hangar Doors, Helo Traversing system, Close-in Weapon System, Shakti EW suites and Bow mounted SONAR. Major OEMs, as well as MSMEs such as BEL, BHEL, L&T, Godrej, Marine Electrical, BrahMos Aerospace, Technico, Kineco, Jeet & Jeet, Sushma Marine, Techno Process, etc., have all contributed to making of the mighty Imphal

 

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A powerful ship indeed. It's inventory of VLS missiles is impressive.

 

[Oscar]

Some of the major indigenised equipment/system onboard Imphal include Indigenous DMR 249A Steel, Surface to Air Missiles, Surface to Surface Missiles, Air Search Radar, Torpedo Tubes, Anti-Submarine Rocket Launchers, Super Rapid Gun Mount, besides Combat Management System, Integrated Platform Management System, Automated Power Management System, Foldable Hangar Doors, Helo Traversing system, Close-in Weapon System, Shakti EW suites and Bow mounted SONAR. Major OEMs, as well as MSMEs such as BEL, BHEL, L&T, Godrej, Marine Electrical, BrahMos Aerospace, Technico, Kineco, Jeet & Jeet, Sushma Marine, Techno Process, etc., have all contributed to making of the mighty Imphal

This is the actual achievement - not another destroyer. This is what no supplier of India likes and they do their best to use their internal connections and resources to scuttle.

 

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A powerful ship indeed. It's inventory of VLS missiles is impressive.

It was DRDO who has developed the solid propellant for this SAM along with the sophisticated two-pulse rocket motor. Another significant indigenous aspect of the missile is the thrust-vector mechanism placed at the missile’s rear.

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