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Project 15B Stealth Guided Missile Destroyers (Visakhapatnam-Class)

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Santhosh Kumar 29/11/2023
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Project 15B Stealth Guided Missile Destroyers (Visakhapatnam-Class) mind map Recent Developments INS Visakhapatnam BrahMos Missile Test-Firing January and February 2022 Presidential Fleet Review February 2022 INS Mormugao BrahMos Missile Test-Firing May 2023 MRSAM Missile Test May 2023 INS Imphal crest of Yard 12706 (Imphal) Nov 2023 Indian Navy (IN) Role and significance Frontline naval warfare Enhancing maritime security Previous class Kolkata-Class (Project 15A) Basis for Project 15B Design and Construction Warship Design Bureau (WDB) Formerly Directorate of Naval Design Designing IN's warships Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) Shipbuilder Under Make in India initiative Derivative of Kolkata-Class Similarities and upgrades Design plans completed Mid-2013 Incremental alterations Minimizing development time and costs Contract signing 28 January 2011 Estimated cost INR 29,643.74 crore Features Stealth and Resilience Radar Cross-Section (RCS) minimization Enhanced resilience design Total Atmosphere Control System (TAC) Operation in nuclear fallout regions Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Warfare Protection Air filtration through NBC filters Indigenous Component Percentage 72% indigenously sourced components Battle Damage Control Systems Improved survivability Crew Comfort Ergonomically designed accommodations Bridge layout Different from Kolkata-Class Helicopter Traversing System Rail-less, for adverse weather conditions Sonar Equipment Placement At the bow, contrasting Kolkata-Class Network-Centric Layout Ship Data Network (SDN) Automatic Power Management System (APMS) Combat Management System (CMS) Armament and Capabilities Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) BrahMos Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles Speeds up to Mach 3 Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) Barak 8ER Surface-to-Air Missiles Extended range of about 150 km Point Defense AK-630M Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Torpedo Launchers for heavyweight torpedoes RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine Rocket Launchers Aviation Facilities Flight Deck and Hangar Accommodating medium-sized helicopters Rail-less Helicopter Traversing System Defensive Systems Kavach Anti-Missile Decoy Systems Neutralizing short-range aerial threats Radar and Sonar Systems Primary Radar IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA Radar Secondary Radar Thales LW-08 (BEL RAWL-02) D-Band Radar Sonar BEL HUMSA-NG Active/Passive Sonar BEL Nagin Active Towed Array Sonar Electronic Warfare DRDL Shakthi EW Suite Electronic Support Measures (ESM) Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Vessels in Class INS Visakhapatnam Commissioned on 21 November 2021 INS Mormugao Commissioned on 18 December 2022 INS Imphal Delivery in 2023 INS Surat Commissioning scheduled for 2024

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