The INS Imphal, a stealth-guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy to enhance India's maritime capability in response to China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean. The commission ceremony took place in Mumbai, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in attendance. The ship's name, after Manipur's capital city, signifies the significance of the Northeast regions for national security and prosperity.
Everything you need to know
1: INS Imphal is the first vessel to be named after a city in the Northeast. The president gave his approval for the name in April 2019. Officials said the name shows how important the Northeastern areas are to the safety and prosperity of the whole country.
2: This is the third of four destroyers in the "Vishakhapatnam" class that were built by the Indian Navy's own Warship Design Bureau.
3:The ship, which was built by Mazagaon Dock Limited, was given to the Indian Navy on October 20 after a long and difficult trial run in both the harbour and at sea.
4: The guided missile frigate INS Imphal is a strong and flexible platform that has state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, such as surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, and torpedoes. It can carry 7,400 tonnes of cargo and is 164 metres long.
5: The ship is proud of having a lot of local parts, such as BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles, medium-range surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine rocket launchers made in India, and a 76mm super rapid gun mount.
6: The warship can go faster than 30 knots (56 km/h) thanks to COGAG propulsion.
7: INS Imphal can also fight in situations of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) warfare. It also has a lot of automated and hidden features that make it easier to fight and stay alive.
8: The Indian Navy says that Imphal is one of the most powerful warships ever built in India. This shows that India is getting better at building ships, which is part of the country's "Aatma Nirbhar Bharat" strategy.
9: The ship has a modern monitoring radar that tells the gunnery systems what targets they should aim for.
10: The time it took to build and test INS Imphal was the shortest of any Indian warship. Its keel was laid in May 2017, and it was put into service in April 2019.
11: Last month, the warship successfully tested the long-range supersonic BrahMos weapon. This was the first time that an Indian-built warship had done this before it was put into service.
12: INS Imphal will join the Western Naval Command after it is commissioned into the navy.
(With inputs from agencies)
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