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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday commissioned the indigenously-designed and built Kolkata-class third guided missile destroyer 'INS Chennai' in Mumbai.
Reportedly, one of the "largest-ever" warship to be made in India, the INS Chennai is the last of the ships in the Project 15A of the Indian Navy. The INS Chennai will be placed under the operational and administrative control of the Western Naval Command.
Here are all the important things you need to know about one of India's monster guided missile destroyer.
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INS Chennai armed with:
1) Vertical launch and long-range surface-to-air and surface to surface missile systems like supersonic BrahMos, ‘Barak-8’ Long Range Surface to Air missiles.
2) Ship is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warfare conditions.
3) Hull Mounted Sonar ‘HUMSA-NG’ heavyweight torpedo tube launchers; Rocket Launchers and Towed Array sonar capability for defending ship from submarine attack.
4) A communication mechanism that when senses danger, all the crew can be kept in loop with the integration system.
5) Communication system includes very high-level automated “sophisticated digital networks” like ATM-based integrated Ship Data Network (AISDN), Combat Management System (CMS), Automatic Power Management System (APMS) and Auxilliary Control System (ACS).
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All about India's home-made destroyer INS Chennai - The Economic Times
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday commissioned the indigenously-designed and built Kolkata-class third guided missile destroyer 'INS Chennai' in Mumbai.
Reportedly, one of the "largest-ever" warship to be made in India, the INS Chennai is the last of the ships in the Project 15A of the Indian Navy. The INS Chennai will be placed under the operational and administrative control of the Western Naval Command.
Here are all the important things you need to know about one of India's monster guided missile destroyer.
...
INS Chennai armed with:
1) Vertical launch and long-range surface-to-air and surface to surface missile systems like supersonic BrahMos, ‘Barak-8’ Long Range Surface to Air missiles.
2) Ship is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warfare conditions.
3) Hull Mounted Sonar ‘HUMSA-NG’ heavyweight torpedo tube launchers; Rocket Launchers and Towed Array sonar capability for defending ship from submarine attack.
4) A communication mechanism that when senses danger, all the crew can be kept in loop with the integration system.
5) Communication system includes very high-level automated “sophisticated digital networks” like ATM-based integrated Ship Data Network (AISDN), Combat Management System (CMS), Automatic Power Management System (APMS) and Auxilliary Control System (ACS).
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All about India's home-made destroyer INS Chennai - The Economic Times
