The Indian Navy added to its striking capabilities yesterday by commissioning its second indigenously designed and built warship, INS Satpura, a multi-role combatant stealth frigate that can hoodwink enemy and catch him off-guard. The state-of-the-art 142.5m-long frigate with a lethal mix of an array of weaponry and sensors was commissioned by naval chief Admiral Nirmal Verma.
The second of the Shivalik class frigates – conceived, designed and constructed by an Indian naval team – will be among the frontline warships of the Indian Navy that currently has a fleet of 130 vessels, including an aircraft carrier, 20 landing ships, eight destroyers, 12 frigates and 16 attack submarines. The first vessel of the Shivalik class frigates, INS Shivalik, was commissioned in April last year. The third ship, INS Sahyadri, is likely to be commissioned next year. The Project 17 under which the three stealth vessels were built, has cost over Rs81bn.
India is among very few countries in the world having the capability of building stealth warships. The other countries with this capability are the US, Britain, Russia, France, China, Japan and Italy.
INS Satpura with versatile control systems and radar cross-section reduction features and missile capabilities will considerably augment the navy’s lethal punch.
The ship has the capability to outsmart the enemy with its low radar cross-section, less heat radiation and diminished noise vibrations. This makes the detection of the ship more difficult and that ultimately gives it more time to react in case of a strike.
The second of the Shivalik class frigates – conceived, designed and constructed by an Indian naval team – will be among the frontline warships of the Indian Navy that currently has a fleet of 130 vessels, including an aircraft carrier, 20 landing ships, eight destroyers, 12 frigates and 16 attack submarines. The first vessel of the Shivalik class frigates, INS Shivalik, was commissioned in April last year. The third ship, INS Sahyadri, is likely to be commissioned next year. The Project 17 under which the three stealth vessels were built, has cost over Rs81bn.
India is among very few countries in the world having the capability of building stealth warships. The other countries with this capability are the US, Britain, Russia, France, China, Japan and Italy.
INS Satpura with versatile control systems and radar cross-section reduction features and missile capabilities will considerably augment the navy’s lethal punch.
The ship has the capability to outsmart the enemy with its low radar cross-section, less heat radiation and diminished noise vibrations. This makes the detection of the ship more difficult and that ultimately gives it more time to react in case of a strike.