INS Kavaratti commissioned into Navy
   Date :23-Oct-2020

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 Indian Army chief General M M Naravane, Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh and (L) GRSE Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral (retired) V K Saxena during the commissioning of Anti-Submarine Warfare corvette “INS Kavaratti” into Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. (ANI)
 
 
VISAKHAPATNAM :
 
CHIEF of Army Staff General M M Naravane on Thursday commissioned the Anti-Submarine Warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard here. INS Kavaratti is the last of the four indigenously-built ASW stealth corvettes under Project 28 (Kamorta class) and has been designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, the Indian Navys in-house wing. It has been commissioned into the Navy as a combat- ready platform as the ship has completed sea trials of all the systems fitted onboard.
 
INS Kavaratti has a state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite capable of “detecting and prosecuting” submarines. In addition to its anti-submarine warfare capability, the ship also has a credible self-defence capability and good endurance for long-range deployments. “The ship has up to 90 per cent indigenous content and the use of carbon composites for the superstructure is a commendable feat achieved in Indian shipbuilding.
 
The ships weapons and sensors suite is predominantly indigenous and showcases the nations growing capability in this niche area,” according to the Navy. With the induction of Kavaratti into its fold, the Indian Navy’s preparedness would be enhanced, it said.