Project 15B – PIB Updates 20/04/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau – Tags:

Project 15B

(Ministry of Defence)

 

WHAT

Chief of the Naval Staff launched the third ship of Project 15B, Guided Missile Destroyer Imphal, at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.

 

PROJECT 15B

  • Project 15B ships feature cutting edge advanced technology and are comparable to the best ships of similar class anywhere in the world.
  • These ships have been designed indigenously by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design, New Delhi.
  • The P15B destroyers incorporate new design concepts for improved survivability, sea keeping, stealth and manoeuvrability.
  • Enhanced stealth features have been achieved through shaping of hull and use of radar transparent deck fittings which make these ships difficult to detect. P15B ships will be equipped to carry and operate two multiple role helicopters.
  • Each ship under Project 15B spans 163 metres in length and 17.4 metres at beam and displaces 7,300 tonnes.
  • These ships are packed with an array of state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including multi-functional surveillance radars and vertically launched missile system for long distance engagement of shore, sea-based and air targets.

 

Source: PIB