Indian Navy's stealth destroyer INS Visakhapatnam sets sail
Indian Navy's new destroyer, Visakhapatnam, with enhanced capability to operate in nuclear, biological and chemical atmosphere, was launched in Mumbai on Monday. The warship was launched by Minu Dhowan, wife of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K- The Barak 8 missile is being integrated in to the Navy's new destroyer, INS Kolkata and will be test-fired by October, Navy officials said. The ship will also be carrying 8 BrahMos missiles. Project 15 and Project 15-B will share the same hull-
- At 7,300 tonnes, Visakhapatnam will be the largest destroyer commissioned by the Indian Navy and will be equipped with the Israeli Multi Function Surveillance Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR). This will provide targeting information to 32 Barak 8 long-
- Those entering the machinery compartment in a fall-out region will have to wear specialised masks to protect themselves. The ship, named Visakhapatnam (Project 15 B), a stealth destroyer, is 65 per cent indigenous and has a number of weapon systems
- Launch of the ship means that it is being put into the sea. The total cost of the project is little over Rs 29,600 crore.
- Admiral Dhowan and senior officials of the Navy and Mazagaon Docks Limited were present on the occasion. The ship is the first of the four follow-up order of the Kolkata class warships and will give a major flip to India's maritime capabilities when
Indian Navy's new destroyer, Visakhapatnam, with enhanced capability to operate in nuclear, biological and chemical atmosphere, was launched in Mumbai on Monday. The warship was launched by Minu Dhowan, wife of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K
Indian Navy's stealth destroyer INS Visakhapatnam sets sail
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