Guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam to be inducted into Navy on Sunday
New Delhi Nov 20 PTI Indigenously-built stealth guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam packed with an array of missiles and anti-submarine rockets will be inducted into the Indian Navy on SundayThe induction ceremony to be held at the Western Naval Command will be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and top naval commanders officials saidVisakhapatnam is equipped with lethal weapons and sensors including supersonic surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles medium and short-range guns anti-submarine rockets and advanced electronic warfare and communication suits officials saidThe ship has the capability of embarking two integrated helicopters and boasts of a very high level of automation with sophisticated digital networks combat management systems and integrated platform management systems they saidIt is the first stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Rs 35000 crore Project 15B under which a total of four warships are being builtThe next ship is set to be commissioned in 2023 while the other two are planned to be inducted by 2025The warship has been designed by the Indian Navys in-house organisation the Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock LimitedThe majestic ship measures 163 metres in length 17 metres in breadth with a displacement of 7400 tonnesIt can rightfully be regarded as one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India said an officialThe ship propelled by four powerful gas turbines is capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knotsIt is fitted with a modern surveillance radar that provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems of the ship the official saidThe ships anti-submarine warfare capabilities are provided by the indigenously developed rocket launchers torpedo launchers and anti-submarine warfare helicoptersThe ship is also equipped to fight under nuclear biological and chemical NBC warfare conditions the official saidThe commissioning of Visakhapatnam will reaffirm Indias presence amongst an elite group of nations with capability to design and build advanced warships Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade the Vice Chief of Naval Staff said on Tuesday PTI MPB ZMN
New Delhi Nov 20 PTI Indigenously-built stealth guided missile destroyer Visakhapatnam packed with an array of missiles and anti-submarine rockets will be inducted into the Indian Navy on SundayThe induction ceremony to be held at the Western Naval Command will be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and top naval commanders officials saidVisakhapatnam is equipped with lethal weapons and sensors including supersonic surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles medium and short-range guns anti-submarine rockets and advanced electronic warfare and communication suits officials saidThe ship has the capability of embarking two integrated helicopters and boasts of a very high level of automation with sophisticated digital networks combat management systems and integrated platform management systems they saidIt is the first stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Rs 35000 crore Project 15B under which a total of four warships are being builtThe next ship is set to be commissioned in 2023 while the other two are planned to be inducted by 2025The warship has been designed by the Indian Navys in-house organisation the Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock LimitedThe majestic ship measures 163 metres in length 17 metres in breadth with a displacement of 7400 tonnesIt can rightfully be regarded as one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India said an officialThe ship propelled by four powerful gas turbines is capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knotsIt is fitted with a modern surveillance radar that provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems of the ship the official saidThe ships anti-submarine warfare capabilities are provided by the indigenously developed rocket launchers torpedo launchers and anti-submarine warfare helicoptersThe ship is also equipped to fight under nuclear biological and chemical NBC warfare conditions the official saidThe commissioning of Visakhapatnam will reaffirm Indias presence amongst an elite group of nations with capability to design and build advanced warships Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade the Vice Chief of Naval Staff said on Tuesday PTI MPB ZMN
