<p>Mumbai: Imphal, the third in the series of the Visakhapatnam-class guided missile destroyers, will be commissioned to the Indian Navy in Mumbai on December 26.</p><p>The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), on October 20, handed over Imphal (Yard 12706), the third in the series of 15B Class stealth-guided missile destroyers, to the Indian Navy.</p><p>The first ship of P15B class INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned on November 21, 2021, while the second ship—INS Mormugao—was commissioned on December 18, 2022.</p>.Indian-made undersea chariots for special ops to be acquired by Navy: Report.<p>The third ship—Imphal—will be commissioned on December 26 while the fourth one, Surat, is at an advanced stage of outfitting.</p><p>The ship has been built using indigenous steel DMR 249A and is amongst the largest missile destroyers manufactured in India, with an overall length of 164 meters and a displacement of over 7500 tons. The ship is a potent platform capable of undertaking a variety of tasks and missions, spanning the full spectrum of maritime warfare. </p><p>It is armed with supersonic Surface-to-Surface ‘Brahmos’ missiles and ‘Barak-8’ Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles. The Destroyer also has undersea warfare capability, and is fitted with indigenously developed anti-submarine weapons and sensors, prominently the hull-mounted Sonar Humsa NG, heavyweight torpedo tube launchers, and ASW Rocket Launchers.</p><p>The ship can accommodate a crew of 312 persons, has an endurance of 4000 nautical miles, and can carry out a typical 42-days mission with extended mission time in out-of-area operations. The ship is equipped with two helicopters onboard to further extend its reach. The ship is propelled by a powerful Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion Plant (COGAG), consisting of four reversible gas turbines that enable it to achieve a speed of over 30 knots (approx 55 kmph).</p><p>The ship boasts of a very high level of automation with sophisticated digital networks such as Gigabyte Ethernet-based Ship Data Network (GESDN), Combat Management System (CMS), Automatic Power Management System (APMS), and Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS).</p>
<p>Mumbai: Imphal, the third in the series of the Visakhapatnam-class guided missile destroyers, will be commissioned to the Indian Navy in Mumbai on December 26.</p><p>The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), on October 20, handed over Imphal (Yard 12706), the third in the series of 15B Class stealth-guided missile destroyers, to the Indian Navy.</p><p>The first ship of P15B class INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned on November 21, 2021, while the second ship—INS Mormugao—was commissioned on December 18, 2022.</p>.Indian-made undersea chariots for special ops to be acquired by Navy: Report.<p>The third ship—Imphal—will be commissioned on December 26 while the fourth one, Surat, is at an advanced stage of outfitting.</p><p>The ship has been built using indigenous steel DMR 249A and is amongst the largest missile destroyers manufactured in India, with an overall length of 164 meters and a displacement of over 7500 tons. The ship is a potent platform capable of undertaking a variety of tasks and missions, spanning the full spectrum of maritime warfare. </p><p>It is armed with supersonic Surface-to-Surface ‘Brahmos’ missiles and ‘Barak-8’ Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles. The Destroyer also has undersea warfare capability, and is fitted with indigenously developed anti-submarine weapons and sensors, prominently the hull-mounted Sonar Humsa NG, heavyweight torpedo tube launchers, and ASW Rocket Launchers.</p><p>The ship can accommodate a crew of 312 persons, has an endurance of 4000 nautical miles, and can carry out a typical 42-days mission with extended mission time in out-of-area operations. The ship is equipped with two helicopters onboard to further extend its reach. The ship is propelled by a powerful Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion Plant (COGAG), consisting of four reversible gas turbines that enable it to achieve a speed of over 30 knots (approx 55 kmph).</p><p>The ship boasts of a very high level of automation with sophisticated digital networks such as Gigabyte Ethernet-based Ship Data Network (GESDN), Combat Management System (CMS), Automatic Power Management System (APMS), and Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS).</p>