• Indian Navy commissioned its latest stealth guided missile destroyer INS Imphal in Mumbai.
• INS Imphal has joined the Western Naval Command.

 ABOUT INS IMPHAL

• Imphal is the first warship to have been named after a city from the North East.
• INS Imphal is a potent and versatile platform equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, and torpedoes.
• It is constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
• The ship is fitted with a modern surveillance radar which provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems of the ship.
• The INS Imphal is equipped with BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles, with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes and an overall length of 164 meters.
• INS Imphal is powered by Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion.
• It is capable of achieving speeds over 30 knots (56 km/hour).
• INS Imphal boasts of a high indigenous content of medium range surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine indigenous rocket launchers, and 76mm super rapid gun mount.
• The ship’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities are provided by indigenously developed rocket launchers, torpedo launchers, and anti-submarine warfare helicopters.