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Stealth guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy: All you need to know

Stealth guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy: All you need to know

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Dec 18, 2022, 14:00 IST

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Stealth guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy: All you need to know

NEW DELHI: In a boost to its maritime capability amid ongoing attempts by China for grabbing strategic space in the Indian Ocean Region, Indian Navy on Sunday, commissioned the indigenously-built guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and Goa CM Pramod Sawant were among those present at the commissioning ceremony in Mumbai.
Defence minister said the systems in INS Mormugao will be able to satisfy not just present but also future needs.
"It is also an example of our indigenous defence production capability. In future, we will do shipbuilding for the world," Rajnath said.

Indian economy is among the top five economies in the world, and according to experts, will be among the top three in 2027, Rajnath added.
Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said this achievement is indicative of the large strides that the Indian Navy has taken in warship design and building capability over the last decade.
"Today is yet another milestone in the history of indigenous warship building as we commission the destroyer Mormugao, particularly when our sister ship Visakhapatnam was inducted into the Indian Navy just over a year ago," he added.

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Desi destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy

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Mormugao, the deadliest warship built by India, will become part of the Navy tomorrow.<br />

Here's all you need to know about INS Mormugao:

The warship is packed with a plethora of sophisticated sensors, modern radar and weapons systems such as surface-to-surface missiles and surface-to-air missiles.
It has weapons like the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, whose range is being extended from 290-km to 450-km.
The ship has 70-km MRSAM (medium-range surface-to-air missile) system, torpedo and rocket launchers, and different gun systems as well as a wide array of radars and sensors.
The ship measuring 163 metres in length and 17 metres in breadth with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes can be regarded as one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India.
Named after the historic Goan port city Mormugao, the ship undertook her first sea sortie on December 19 last year when Goa celebrated 60 years of liberation from Portuguese rule.
INS Mormugao is the second of the four 'Visakhapatnam' class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau.
It is constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd under Project-15B at an overall cost of Rs 35,800 crore.
The ship is propelled by four powerful gas turbines and it is capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knots.
It is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warfare conditions and that it is fitted with a modern surveillance radar which provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems.
The ship's anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities are provided by the indigenously developed rocket launchers, torpedo launchers and ASW helicopters.