Visakhapatnam: Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette” INS Kavaratti” was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Kavaratti has state-of-the-art weapons and sensing unit suite capable of finding and prosecuting submarines. In addition to its anti-submarine warfare ability, the ship also has a reliable self-defense capability and good endurance for long-range deployments.
Andhra Pradesh: Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette “INS Kavaratti” commissioned into Indian Navy by Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. pic.twitter.com/wJxD4496zY
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According to the Indian Navy, touted as a powerful Stealth ASW Corvette, Kavaratti is indigenously created by the Indian Navy’ s in-house organization, Directorate of Naval Style (DND), and developed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
‘ Kavaratti’ last of 4 indigenously developed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes is all set to join #IndianNavy.
Created by #IndianNavy’s Directorate of Naval Style, the ship portrays the growing ability of the nation in becoming self-reliant through indigenization pic.twitter.com/Z3d0R9uloM— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) October 22, 2020
It portrays the growing capability of the Indian Navy, GRSE and the nation in ending up being self-reliant through indigenization, hence, accentuating our nationwide goal of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
The ship has up to 90 percent indigenous material and the use of carbon composites for the superstructure is a commendable accomplishment attained in Indian shipbuilding.
The ship’s weapons and sensing units suite is predominantly indigenous and showcases the nation’s growing capability in this specific niche area.
Kavaratti takes her name from erstwhile INS Kavaratti which was an Arnala class missile corvette. The older Kavaratti distinguished herself by operating in assistance of was Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971.
INS Kavaratti, the anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, commissioned into Indian Navy
