INS Imphal equipped with the capability to fire the extended-range supersonic BrahMos missile is commissioned today. It was included in the Indian Navy in the presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai. Above all INS Imphal will act as a sentinel around the sea for India. Today became a memorable day for India in the defence sector when the INS Imphal warship was inducted into the Indian Navy. INS Imphal warship has become part of the Western Naval Command.
The Speciality of INS Imphal
The most special thing about this warship is that it is equipped with new stealth-guided missiles. Moreover, the INS Imphal warship is equipped with 8 Barak surface-to-surface missiles, 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles, surveillance radar, 76 mm rapid mount gun and anti-submarine torpedoes.
INS Imphal is capable of dealing with every adverse situation. This warship can also deal with nuclear attack, biological attack and chemical attack.
Combined gas and gas propulsion technology has been used in making it. Due to this, it is capable of running at a speed of 30 knots.
The Navy says that it is the best warship built in our country so far. Indeed in the coming days, this warship will become a symbol of India’s capabilities.
Its length is 535 feet, height is 57 feet and weight is 7400 tons. 300 naval personnel can be deployed on it at one time. Moreover, this warship can serve at sea for 42 days at a time. Even more, there is enough space to deploy Dhruv and Sea King helicopters.
75% is indigenous
It has been prepared by Mazgaon Dockship Builders Limited, the Mumbai-based shipyard of the Defence Ministry. Moreover, Indigenous steel DMR 249A has been used to build this warship. According to the government, 75% of it is indigenous.
INS Imphal is the third of the four destroyers of the Visakhapatnam category. This warship has been designed by the in-house organization Warship Design Bureau. Moreover, it has been prepared in a very short time. Furthermore, the foundation stone of this warship was laid on the 19th of May 2017. Later within two years, it was launched on 20th April 2019.
The step taken by the Indian government is considered important because in recent times the infiltration of neighboring country China in the Indian Ocean has increased.