September 3, 2014

Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sumitra to be commissioned in the Indian Navy tomorrow

Photo - Goa Shipyard


Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sumitra will be commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral RK Dhowan on Thursday, a Defence release here said.

"The induction of INS Sumitra in the Eastern Naval Command and her basing at Chennai will enhance the offshore surveillance and maritime patrolling capability on India's eastern seaboard in addition to giving a fillip to anti-piracy operations actively being undertaken by the Indian Navy," it said.

INS Sumitra will have a displacement of about 2,200 tonnes and measures about 105 metres in length and 13 metres at the beam.The weapon and sensor outfit includes a Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) 76.2 mm gun with an electro-optic fire control system, two 30 mm guns as Close In Weapon Systems (CIWS), Kavach chaff launchers for self-protection and a state-of-art Electronic Warfare Suite comprising Sanket Mk III Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system and ELK 7036 Communication Intelligence (COMINT) system.

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