Indigenously built ASW Corvette ‘Kavaratti’ to be Commissioned at Visakhapatnam

Description

Context: The last of four indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes “INS Kavaratti” under Project 28 (Kamorta class) is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indian Navy.

INS Kavaratti

It is indigenously designed by the Indian Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
It portrays the growing capability of the Indian Navy, GRSE and the nation in becoming self-reliant through indigenization and achieving national objective of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
The ship has up to 90% indigenous content and the use of carbon composites for the superstructure is a commendable feat achieved in Indian shipbuilding.
The ship’s weapons and sensors suite is predominantly indigenous and showcases the nation’s growing capability in this niche area.
Kavaratti has a state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite capable of detecting and prosecuting submarines.
In addition to its anti-submarine warfare capability, the ship also has a credible self defence capability and good endurance for long-range deployments.

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