In an occasion that shall be earmarked in historical past, the Indian Navy on Tuesday commissioned its newest warship INS Imphal, named after Manipur’s capital.
The stealth-guided missile was launched from Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard within the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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“INS Imphal is a symbol of India’s growing maritime power and it will strengthen it further. It will bolster our principle of ‘Jalmev Yasya, Balmev Tasya’ in the Indo-Pacific region,” Singh mentioned.
The occasion was additionally attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar.
“INS Imphal won’t solely deal with bodily threats that emanate at or from the seas, however extra importantly, by way of the demonstrated energy of an built-in Bharat, she is going to deter nefarious designs, attempting to subvert our nationwide unity…Even as we converse, now we have 4 destroyers of 15 Alpha and Bravo class deployed to counter piracy and drone assaults on service provider delivery,” Admiral Kumar mentioned.
The Indian Navy presently operates 132 warships with 67 vessels below building. Admiral Kumar says that by 2035, India could have a fleet of 170-175 ships.
Features of INS Imphal
Delivered to the Indian Navy on October 30, INS Imphal is constructed with 75 per cent of indigenous elements. A state-of-the-art vessel, INS Imphal is designed to strengthen India’s maritime defence.
The newest warship underwent rigorous trials, each within the harbour and on the sea. It is a part of Project 15B.
One of India’s most potent warships, the ship measures 163 m in size, 17 m in breadth with a displacement of seven,400 tonnes.
INS Imphal consists of medium vary surface-to-air missiles, BrahMos surface-to-surface missile, indigenous torpedo tube launchers and 76 mm tremendous fast gun mount.
It can be geared up with fashionable surveillance radar. INS Imphal is constructed to climate Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare circumstances.
The newest warship is designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and is a testomony of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat.’
