INS Kochi, largest ever Indian warship, commissioned
The stealth guided missile destroyer has been designed by the Navy’s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design, and constructed by Mazagon Dock Ship builders Ltd. in Mumbai.
The warship has an array of state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including a vertical launch missile system for long distance engagement of shore and sea-based targets.
The ship is the second in the Indian Navy to have Multi-Function Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar(MF-STAR) to provide target data to Long Range Surface to Air Missile system (LR-SAM).
The ship incorporates new design concepts for improved survivability, stealth, seakeeping and manoeuvrability.
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