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INS Kamorta the first indigenous stealth corvette of Indian Navy

New Delhi: INS Kamorta is the first indigenous anti-submarine corvette as well as the first indigenous stealth corvette built by India and commissioned into the Navy on 23 August 2014. It is designed and manufactured

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: August 23, 2014 11:49 IST



Indian Navy
 
Name: INS Kamorta (P28)
 
Namesake: Kamorta Islands
 
Operator: Indian Navy
 
Builder: GRSE
 
Cost: 28 billion (US$465 million)
 
Laid down: 20 November 2006
 
Launched: 19 April 2010
 
Acquired: 12 July 2014
 
Commissioned:
23 August 2014
 
General characteristics

 
Class & type: Kamorta-class ASW corvette
 
Displacement: 3,100 tonnes
 
Length: 109.1 m
 
Beam: 13.7 m
 
Propulsion: 4 x Pielstick 12 PA6 STC Diesel engines

CODAD, DCNS raft mounted gearbox

 
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
 


Sensors and  processing systems:

Revati Central Acquisition Radar
EL/M-2221 STGR fire-control radar
BEL Shikari
BEL RAWL02 (Signaal LW08) antenna communication grid - Gigabit Ethernet-based integrated ship borne data network, with a fiber optic cable backbone running through the vessel
HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)

Bomber Electronic warfare (EW) suites - BEL Ajanta
 
Electronic warfare & decoys:

DESEAVER MK
Kavach
Sanket
 
Armament:

1 X 76.2 mm Oto SRGM
2 x AK-630M CIWS
2 X RBU-6000 (IRL) anti-submarine rocket launcher
16x Barak SAM
8x 3M54 Klub
2x3 Torpedo tubes
 
Aircraft carried:

1 Westland Sea King Mk.42B
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