Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday commissioned Indias first fully indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvette INS Kamorta into the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. From this India joined with top countries in the armed sector.
INS Kamorta, the first in its class of four ASW corvettes being built by GRSE under Project-28 for the Navy, is the first warship ever built in the country with almost 90 per cent of indigenous content. With the boost of BJP government India is slowly focusing on its manfacturing secotr in defence area placing India in top place. Currently India importing arms around 75 percent of total use loosing forex at big number. From the decision of Modi goverment DRDO focused on reducing this Forex invetments to 30-40 percent in coming 5 years. It is also the first warship manufactured in India with indigenously developed special grade high-tensile steel produced by state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). The hull of the ship encompassed the bulk of sensors and weapon systems that were also indigenously manufactured by various Indian Industries.
The foldable hangar door fitted for the first time with a rail-less helicopter traversing system is also a noteworthy first on any Indian naval ship, and would give helicopter operations from the corvette deck a significant edge over existing platforms of other warships.
INS Kamorta, the first in its class of four ASW corvettes being built by GRSE under Project-28 for the Navy, is the first warship ever built in the country with almost 90 per cent of indigenous content. With the boost of BJP government India is slowly focusing on its manfacturing secotr in defence area placing India in top place. Currently India importing arms around 75 percent of total use loosing forex at big number. From the decision of Modi goverment DRDO focused on reducing this Forex invetments to 30-40 percent in coming 5 years. It is also the first warship manufactured in India with indigenously developed special grade high-tensile steel produced by state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). The hull of the ship encompassed the bulk of sensors and weapon systems that were also indigenously manufactured by various Indian Industries.
The foldable hangar door fitted for the first time with a rail-less helicopter traversing system is also a noteworthy first on any Indian naval ship, and would give helicopter operations from the corvette deck a significant edge over existing platforms of other warships.