Indigenous stealth corvette INS Kavaratti commissioned into Navy

The timeline of the P28 class of ships built by GRSE was synchronised to factor in the unique indigenisation efforts, according to a release.

By: Express News Service

Visakhapatnam | Updated: October 23, 2020 02:09 AM IST

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The ships weapons and sensors suite is predominantl indigenous and showcases the nations growing capability i this niche area," according to the Navy.(Express photo by Pradip Das)

Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane on Thursday commissioned the Anti-Submarine Warfare stealth corvette, INS Kavaratti, into the Indian Navy. INS Kavaratti is the last in the series of four Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvettes built for the Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, a leading shipyard, under Project 28.

The timeline of the P28 class of ships built by GRSE was synchronised to factor in the unique indigenisation efforts, according to a release.

Special high strength warship-grade steel type DMR 249 A, was indigenously developed for these ships’ construction. INS Kavaratti and INS Kiltan are the first two major warships in the country to have the unique feature of superstructure made of Carbon Fiber Composite Material.

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