INS Kabra

• Indian Navy’s Fast Attack Craft INS Kabra arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka recently.
• The visit strengthens the bilateral cooperation and camaraderie between the two Navies in keeping with the Prime Minister’s vision of SAGAR.

ABOUT INS KABRA

• INS Kabra is a naval vessel named after an island of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.
• It belongs to the Car Nicobar class of high-speed offshore patrol vessels which are built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy.
• Kabra was eighth in a series of 10 Fast Attack Crafts.
• The vessels are designed as a cost-effective platform for patrol, anti-piracy and rescue operations in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone.