UPSC Articles
Project-15B stealth guided missile destroyers
Part of: Prelims and GS-III – Defence and security
Context The first ship of the four Project-15B state-of-the-art stealth guided missile destroyers, Visakhapatnam, being built at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Navy recently.
- The four ships are named after major cities from all four corners of the country — Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat.
Key takeaways
- The 163-metre-long warship has a full load displacement of 7,400 tonnes and a maximum speed of 30 knots.
- It has approximately 75% indigenous content .
- These ships are equipped with BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and long-range Surface-to-Air missiles (SAM).
- The induction would enhance the maritime prowess in the Indian Ocean Region.
- Certain enhanced stealth features of the ships make them difficult to detect
- These ships are propelled by four gas turbines in Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) configuration
About BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles
- Carried out by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Balasore in Odisha.
- BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile features indigenous Booster and Airframe Section along with many other ‘Made in India’ sub-systems.
- The BrahMos Land-Attack Cruise Missile was cruising at a top speed of Mach 2.8.
