INS Kochi, India’s Guided Missile Destroyer, commissioned

Naval warship INS Kochi, a stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned today by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who said the navy has chalked out an indigenisation plan for the next 15 years.

Manohar Parrikar arrives for the commission ceremony of the new Indian warship INS KOCHI in Mumbai. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

"In the next 5 years there will be indiginisation to a large extent in missile technology," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said at the commission ceremony of the Naval warship INS Kochi. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar with Navy officials inspects the new Naval warship INS Kochi during the commission ceremony in Mumbai. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar with Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy RK Dhowan and other Navy officials during the commission ceremony in Mumbai. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

INS Kochi, the second ship of the Kolkata-class (Project 15A) Guided Missile Destroyers. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Designed by the Indian Navy's in-house organization, Directorate of Naval Design, and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai the ship is christened after the vibrant port city of Kochi. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Although conceived as follow-on of the earlier Delhi class, this ship is vastly superior and has major advancements in weapons and sensors. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

With a displacement of 7500 tons, the majestic ship spanning 164 meters in length and 17 meters at the beam, is propelled by four gas turbines and designed to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

INS Kochi is packed with an array of state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, with a significant indigenous component. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

INS Kochi is one of the few warships of the world and the second in the Indian Navy to have Multi-FunctionSurveillance and Threat Alert Radar to provide target data to Long Range Surface to Air Missile system (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

INS Kochi is equipped to store and operate two Seaking 42B or Chetak helicopters (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

A bow mounted Sonar Dome, the second of its kind in an indigenous naval platform, has been introduced to enhance sonar acoustic performance (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)