India commissions 3 ships in 1 month speeding up strengthening of defense in the Indian Ocean region.
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Indian Navy's largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan at Chennai today. The vessel is the fourth in its class and built on in-house design of state-owned Goa Shipyard Ltd. INS Sumitra would be based at Chennai under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
Photo - Indian Navy
Indian Navy's largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan at Chennai today. The vessel is the fourth in its class and built on in-house design of state-owned Goa Shipyard Ltd. INS Sumitra would be based at Chennai under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
The ship, which has a displacement of 2200 tonnes and can travel a speed of upto 26 knots, is equipped with state-of-the art medium and short range weapons which include 76mm medium range gun(SRGM), a potent Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), Electronic Support System Sanket Mk III and Communication Intelligence System ELK 7036.
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