29.10.2017, 15:48
Zitat:India Commissions New Sub-Killer Stealth Warshiphttps://thediplomat.com/2017/10/india-co...h-warship/
The third out of a class of four anti-submarine warfare stealth corvettes was commissioned into the Indian Navy this week. [...] The third of four planned anti-submarine Kamorta-class stealth corvettes, INS Kiltan, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on October 16 during a ceremony held at Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh, the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced in a statement today. [...]
The 3,500-ton INS Kiltan “is one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India,” according to the Indian MoD. The stealth warship has been specifically designed for anti-submarine warfare, but they can also be deployed in anti-surface warfare (AsuW) and anti-air warfare (AAW) missions. [...] The INS Kiltan is reportedly the first Indian warship with a superstructure entirely made of composite material. The ship has been fitted with a modern 16-cell vertical launching system (VLS) for firing Barak surface-to-air missiles or locally produced long-range surface-to-air missiles system (LRSAM). The INS Kiltan also features four heavyweight torpedo tube launchers, a pair of 12-barreled RBU6000 rocket depth-charge launchers, and a 76-millimeter medium range gun, as well as two multi-barrel 30 mm guns as close-in-weapon system (CIWS).
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