INS Imphal, Indigenous Stealth Destroyer of Indian Navy
INS Imphal Stealth Destroyer Ship: The Imphal is a stealth guided missile destroyer ship built for the Indian Navy by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). It is India’s 3rd indigenous stealth destroyer under Project 15B class. INS Imphal is also important for UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 and UPSC Mains Exam (GS Paper 3- India’s Internal Security; development and promotion of Indigenous technology)
Recently, Imphal, India’s 3rd indigenous stealth destroyer under Project 15B class, undertook her maiden sea sortie.
Imphal stealth destroyer Ship is Indian Navy’s third indigenous stealth destroyer of the Project 15B class. Imphal stealth destroyer Ship is planned to be commissioned later this year by Indian Navy.
The INS Imphal comes equipped with advanced technology, including various radar and sonar systems such as the IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar, BEL RAWL-02/LW-08 L-Band air-search radar, and Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band surface-search radar.
In terms of armament, the INS Imphal ship has 4 x Kavach decoy launchers, 2 x Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems, 4 x 8-cell VLS with a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles for anti-air warfare, 2 x 8-cell VLS for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles for anti-surface warfare, and 4 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes and 2 x RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers for anti-submarine warfare.
Being the largest and most sophisticated destroyer ever to be named after a city from the North-East, Imphal will hold a distinctive position.
Air Defence-1: Ballistic Missile Defence Interceptor
The Imphal is a stealth guided missile destroyer ship built for the Indian Navy by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). It is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam class, which is a class of destroyers in the Indian Navy.
The Imphal stealth destroyer ship is designed for a variety of naval warfare operations. It is equipped with advanced weapons and sensors, including anti-ship and land-attack missiles, torpedoes, and guns, to engage enemy ships, submarines, and land-based targets.
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