INS Imphal Commissioned- warship to protect India's maritime interest and security

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned INS Imphal today of December 26 in Mumbai. The warship will join Western Naval Command.

INS Imphal

Ins Imphal is an indigenously built stealth-guided missile destroyer that will boost India's maritime strength. The warship was commissioned to go on duty in the Indian Ocean to protect and defend the Indian waters.

The ship was commissioned from the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

Warship design Beaureu

The ship was indigenously designed by Warship Design Beaureu which is the Indian Navy's in-house ship design organisation.  INS Imphal will join the other ships from the Visakhapatnam class destroyers.

Visakhapatnam's class of destroyers includes 4 ships INS Visakhapatnam, INS Mormugao, INS Imphal, and INS Surat. This ship is the third ship among the 4 ships that are to be built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.

This class has succeeded the Kolkata Class destroyers with improved features and strength.  These destroyers are named after Indian Cities from the states of Manipur, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat. All these cities hold historical significance to India.

Features

The ship has a length of 163 meters and the capacity to displace 7,400 tons of water with the highest speed of 30 knots (56 km/hour)

The destroyer is equipped with the Indigenously built Brahmos Missile, medium-range surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine indigenous rocket launchers, and 76mm super rapid gun mount.

Apart from this, the warship is also equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and sensory and radar systems which enable it to locate and destroy the target without missing it. The warship has the capacity to fight nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare as it is equipped with the latest modern technology enabling it to combat any situation.

Indigenous Navy & ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’

Indian Navy has turned from a buyer navy to a producer  Navy as it has been producing ships and other machinery indigenously. The Navy has been increasing the construction of these heavy machinery as it has been giving contracts to Indian builders.

as of now, 65 ships and submarines are under construction in Indian shipyards. Warship design bureau which has the mastery in designing high-end ships. INS Imphal was outfitted and commenced sea trials in April 2023 ships. INS Imphal is the first ship to fire BrahMos Missile before getting commissioned.

At this time it is important for India to become self-sufficient in the Department of Defence for two major reasons: first is the amount of money that flows into some other country if it the machinery is purchased from another country. By construction of machinery in India, the money remains in the country. It also generates employment and the cost is also reduced. The positives are more than the negatives.

India needs to be self-reliant in its production of machinery because it has to have the technology, the capacity, and the power to build its weapons and machinery on its own terms, requirements, needs, and timing. China is a country that has achieved self-sufficiency in Defence production and has been proud of its achievement as it does not depend on another country for its Defence armaments.

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