Jaitley to commission INS Kamorta tomorrow

It is the first Indian Naval warship ever built in the country with almost 90 per cent indigenous content. Her sensors include the most advanced bow-mounted sonar and indigenous air surveillance radar, Revathi, with a capability to detect targets 200 km away.

August 21, 2014 10:03 pm | Updated October 05, 2016 06:24 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM:

India’s first fully indigenously built stealth anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette INS Kamorta is scheduled to be commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley here on Saturday.

INS Kamorta is the first of the four ASW stealth corvettes designed by Indian Navy’s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), Kolkata, under Project 28.

With a displacement of about 3,500 tonnes, the ship spans about 110 metres in length and 14 metres at the beam. Its propulsion system consists of two diesel engines to achieve a maximum speed of 25 knots and an endurance of about 3,500 nautical miles.

The sophisticated frontline warship is the first Indian Naval warship ever built in the country with almost 90 per cent indigenous content.

INS Kamorta has been constructed using high-grade steel (DMR 249A) produced in India. Its weapons and sensors suite showcase the nation’s growing capability in designing and developing sophisticated weapon systems, which include heavy weight torpedoes, ASW rockets, medium range gun and close-in-weapon system, comprising two multi-barrel guns.

Her sensors include the most advanced bow-mounted sonar and indigenous air surveillance radar, Revathi, with a capability to detect targets 200 km away.

INS Kamorta has enhanced stealth features that make her less susceptible to detection.

The commissioning of the ASW corvette is a significant step in India’s pursuit of self-reliance in indigenous warship building, as part of Indian Navy’s quest to be a “Builder’s Navy” as well as a true “Blue-water Navy” with ships and submarines designed and built within the country.

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