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INS Kochi Launched
India will launch the INS Kochi, a Delhi class destroyer, at Mumbai on Friday by employing for the first time the pontoon-assisted technique.The Destroyer, before its launch at the Mazagon Docks, will be christened by Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma's wife Madhulika Verma, a Navy spokesperson said today.
The launch technique would help the shipbuilders in overcoming slipway draft constraints which hinder heavier vessel movement into deeper waters for fitting its superstructures such as decks.This technique would permit Mazagon Docks in launching heavier vessels in the future.The 6,500-tonne INS Kochi will be the second warship in the 'Project 15-A' under which three guided-missile destroyers with stealth and multi-role features will be built.
Under this Rs 8,459-crore project, the Mazagon Docks launched the INS Kolkata Destroyer in 2006.Project 15-A is a follow-on order of the Delhi class under which the Indian Navy already operates INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai.The Kolkata series of warships, designed indigenously by the Directorate of Naval Design, is the stealth version of the Delhi class Destroyers.
INS Kochi, the Navy spokesperson said, would have advanced stealth features, which makes it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar and would be fitted with the state-of-the-art weapon system including the Indo-Russian joint venture 'BrahMos' surface-to-surface cruise missiles.
It would also be armed with Israeli 'Barak' Long Range Surface to Air Missiles and 'MFStar' multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets.In addition, the ship's close-range defence capability would be boosted by four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a medium range gun.The warship would be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers, and Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar. The Destroyer would carry on-board two multi-role helicopters, adding punch to its anti-submarine warfare capability.The warship would be powered to attain speeds of 30 knots, the Navy spokesperson said.
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India will launch the INS Kochi, a Delhi class destroyer, at Mumbai on Friday by employing for the first time the pontoon-assisted technique.The Destroyer, before its launch at the Mazagon Docks, will be christened by Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma's wife Madhulika Verma, a Navy spokesperson said today.
The launch technique would help the shipbuilders in overcoming slipway draft constraints which hinder heavier vessel movement into deeper waters for fitting its superstructures such as decks.This technique would permit Mazagon Docks in launching heavier vessels in the future.The 6,500-tonne INS Kochi will be the second warship in the 'Project 15-A' under which three guided-missile destroyers with stealth and multi-role features will be built.
Under this Rs 8,459-crore project, the Mazagon Docks launched the INS Kolkata Destroyer in 2006.Project 15-A is a follow-on order of the Delhi class under which the Indian Navy already operates INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai.The Kolkata series of warships, designed indigenously by the Directorate of Naval Design, is the stealth version of the Delhi class Destroyers.
INS Kochi, the Navy spokesperson said, would have advanced stealth features, which makes it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar and would be fitted with the state-of-the-art weapon system including the Indo-Russian joint venture 'BrahMos' surface-to-surface cruise missiles.
It would also be armed with Israeli 'Barak' Long Range Surface to Air Missiles and 'MFStar' multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets.In addition, the ship's close-range defence capability would be boosted by four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a medium range gun.The warship would be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers, and Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar. The Destroyer would carry on-board two multi-role helicopters, adding punch to its anti-submarine warfare capability.The warship would be powered to attain speeds of 30 knots, the Navy spokesperson said.
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Cost depends on time to complete, armament on-board etc. So final price is known only when ships get commissioned. As per BR information page, second ship of Project-15A named INS Kochi was laid on 25th october 2005
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Navy to launch latest stealth destroyer INS Kochi
17 September 2009
INS Kochi, the second of the three Project 15-A Kolkota class stealth destroyers will be launched on 18 September 2009. The 6800 ton ship, designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, is being built in Mumbai at the Mazagon Docks.
Of indigenous design, the Kolkota class are a follow-on, stealth version of the existing Project 15 Delhi class destroyers – INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai. The Kolkata class guided missile destroyer will be the latest stealth destroyer with land attack capability being built for the Indian Navy.
INS Delhi; Image: Brian Burnell
The first vessel, INS Kolkota is expected to join the fleet in 2010, followed by INS Kochi in 2011 and the third, as yet unnamed, in May 2012.
Four more vessels are planned under Project 15-B, with updated stealth features.
The keel of INS Kochi was laid on 25 October 2005.
Of indigenous design, 90 per cent of a Project 15-A ship is constructed through the use of local material and equipment. At per unit cost of Rs3,800 crore, the three Project 15-A Kolkata-class destroyers will cost the navy approximately Rs11,000 crore ($950 million), including the cost of long-term spare parts.
Compare this with what Australia is set to pay for the acquisition of three 6,250-ton destroyers, fitted with the Lockheed Martin Aegis radar and fire control system. The total cost of the three units will amount to Rs32,000 crore ($8 billion), at a per unit cost of approximately Rs11,000 crore.
The price of each ship is about as much as what India will pay out for all three of its Kolkota class destroyers.
With enhanced stealth features and land-attack capabilities the Kolkota class is expected to add a new dimension in naval warfare for the Indian Navy, along with the Talwar Class and Shivalik Class frigates.
Earlier, at the launch of INS Kolkota, the first of the series, Rear Admiral SKK Krishnan (retd), Mazagon Dock Ltd's chairman and managing director, had said, "Project 15-A, although conceived as a follow-on of the earlier Delhi class, will have major advances in its weapons and sensors and will be technologically far more superior."
He further added, "Jointly with the Director General of Naval Design, we have made many changes in the design of the ship. Most importantly we are building this series in a fixed price contract."
The Kolkota class ships boast of advanced stealth features, which make it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar and will be fitted with state-of-the-art weapon systems, including the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile, the long range surface-to-air missiles (LR-SAM) and the MF-Star multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets.
In addition, the ship's close-range defence capability will be boosted by four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a medium range gun.
The ships will also be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers, the NPOL developed Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar, and two multi-role helicopters adding punch to the ship's anti-submarine capability.
The maximum speed of the ship is above 30 Knots.
The weapons package will include:
This technique helps in overcoming slipway/ draft constraints and permits launching of heavier vessels.
domain-b.com : Navy to launch latest stealth destroyer INS Kochi
INS Kochi, the second of the three Project 15-A Kolkota class stealth destroyers will be launched on 18 September 2009. The 6800 ton ship, designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, is being built in Mumbai at the Mazagon Docks.
Of indigenous design, the Kolkota class are a follow-on, stealth version of the existing Project 15 Delhi class destroyers – INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai. The Kolkata class guided missile destroyer will be the latest stealth destroyer with land attack capability being built for the Indian Navy.
The first vessel, INS Kolkota is expected to join the fleet in 2010, followed by INS Kochi in 2011 and the third, as yet unnamed, in May 2012.
Four more vessels are planned under Project 15-B, with updated stealth features.
The keel of INS Kochi was laid on 25 October 2005.
Of indigenous design, 90 per cent of a Project 15-A ship is constructed through the use of local material and equipment. At per unit cost of Rs3,800 crore, the three Project 15-A Kolkata-class destroyers will cost the navy approximately Rs11,000 crore ($950 million), including the cost of long-term spare parts.
Compare this with what Australia is set to pay for the acquisition of three 6,250-ton destroyers, fitted with the Lockheed Martin Aegis radar and fire control system. The total cost of the three units will amount to Rs32,000 crore ($8 billion), at a per unit cost of approximately Rs11,000 crore.
The price of each ship is about as much as what India will pay out for all three of its Kolkota class destroyers.
With enhanced stealth features and land-attack capabilities the Kolkota class is expected to add a new dimension in naval warfare for the Indian Navy, along with the Talwar Class and Shivalik Class frigates.
Earlier, at the launch of INS Kolkota, the first of the series, Rear Admiral SKK Krishnan (retd), Mazagon Dock Ltd's chairman and managing director, had said, "Project 15-A, although conceived as a follow-on of the earlier Delhi class, will have major advances in its weapons and sensors and will be technologically far more superior."
He further added, "Jointly with the Director General of Naval Design, we have made many changes in the design of the ship. Most importantly we are building this series in a fixed price contract."
The Kolkota class ships boast of advanced stealth features, which make it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar and will be fitted with state-of-the-art weapon systems, including the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile, the long range surface-to-air missiles (LR-SAM) and the MF-Star multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets.
In addition, the ship's close-range defence capability will be boosted by four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a medium range gun.
The ships will also be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers, the NPOL developed Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar, and two multi-role helicopters adding punch to the ship's anti-submarine capability.
The maximum speed of the ship is above 30 Knots.
The weapons package will include:
- twin 24-cell launchers carrying 48 Barak-2 vertically-launched, 70km-range, surface-to-air missiles,
- twin 16-cell launchers carrying 32 Barak-1 anti-missile missiles,
- 16 BrahMos vertically-launched MRCMs housed within a VLS cell built by Larsen & Toubro,
- and one Arsenal A-190E 100mm main gun.
- the DRDO-developed and BEL-built Humsa-NG hull-mounted, panoramic sonar and a yet-to-be-selected low-frequency active towed array sonar.
- Also to be fitted on board each of the three destroyers will be one S-band ELTA EL/M-2248 MF-STAR active phased-array multi-purpose radar and one EL/M-2238 L-band STAR low-level medium-range surveillance radar.
- The off-board countermeasures dispensing systems will be ELBIT Systems' Deseaver (same as that on board the IN's three existing Project 16-A Brahmaputra-class destroyers).
- The integrated platform management system (IPMS) will be supplied by Canada-based L-3 MAPPS, while the MoD-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will supply the Electronic Modular Command & Control Applications (EMCCA Mk4) combat management system, CCS Mk4 composite communications system and an ATM-based broadband integrated shipborne data network.
This technique helps in overcoming slipway/ draft constraints and permits launching of heavier vessels.
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hey can we do comparison of INS KOCHI with PN f22?
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Difference between destroyer & frigates
Destroyer India INS Kochi
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range but powerful attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft).
frigates Pakistan F22P
frigates are used to protect other warships and merchant-marine ships, especially as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups, and merchant convoys
Indian Navy launches destroyer INS Kochi
Updated on Friday, September 18, 2009, 12:14 IST Tags:Indian Navy, launches, destroyer, INS Kochi
Zeenews Bureau
Kochi: Indian Navy’s latest state-of-the-art destroyer INS Kochi was on Friday inaugurated by Madhulika Verma, wife of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma.
Kochi is the second of three Project 15-A Kolkata class stealth destroyers. The first vessel, INS Kolkata, launched earlier, is expected to join the fleet in 2010, followed by INS Kochi in 2011 and the third, as yet unnamed, in May 2012.
The 6500-ton ship, indigenously designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, will boost the Indian Navy’s maritime capabilities and safeguard country’s interests.
It is being built by Mazagon Docks Ltd in Mumbai.
The ship would advanced stealth features, making it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar. It will be fitted with state-of-the-art weapon systems which include the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile, the LRSAM Long Range Surface-to-Air Missiles and the MFStar multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets.
In addition, four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a medium range gun will boost the ship's close-range defence capability.
The ships will also be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers.
The NPOL developed Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar, and two multi-role helicopters adding punch to the ship's anti-submarine capability. The maximum speed of the ship is above 30 Knots.
The destroyer will be launched using the pontoon-assisted launch technique, to be employed for the first time in the history of indigenous warship building.
This technique helps in overcoming slipway/ draft constraints and permits launching of heavier vessels.
Indian Navy launches destroyer INS Kochi
Updated on Friday, September 18, 2009, 12:14 IST Tags:Indian Navy, launches, destroyer, INS Kochi
Zeenews Bureau
Kochi: Indian Navy’s latest state-of-the-art destroyer INS Kochi was on Friday inaugurated by Madhulika Verma, wife of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma.
Kochi is the second of three Project 15-A Kolkata class stealth destroyers. The first vessel, INS Kolkata, launched earlier, is expected to join the fleet in 2010, followed by INS Kochi in 2011 and the third, as yet unnamed, in May 2012.
The 6500-ton ship, indigenously designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, will boost the Indian Navy’s maritime capabilities and safeguard country’s interests.
It is being built by Mazagon Docks Ltd in Mumbai.
The ship would advanced stealth features, making it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar. It will be fitted with state-of-the-art weapon systems which include the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile, the LRSAM Long Range Surface-to-Air Missiles and the MFStar multi-function radar system providing accurate data on surface and air targets.
In addition, four AK-630 rapid-fire guns and a medium range gun will boost the ship's close-range defence capability.
The ships will also be fitted with indigenously developed twin-tube torpedo launchers and anti-submarine rocket launchers.
The NPOL developed Humsa-NG hull-mounted sonar, and two multi-role helicopters adding punch to the ship's anti-submarine capability. The maximum speed of the ship is above 30 Knots.
The destroyer will be launched using the pontoon-assisted launch technique, to be employed for the first time in the history of indigenous warship building.
This technique helps in overcoming slipway/ draft constraints and permits launching of heavier vessels.
Indian Navy launches destroyer INS Kochi
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INS Kochi
Indian Navy added more fire power to its arsenal on Friday with the launch of country's second indigenously designed stealth destroyer INS Kochi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxjvHt2Z7kY
Indian Navy added more fire power to its arsenal on Friday with the launch of country's second indigenously designed stealth destroyer INS Kochi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxjvHt2Z7kY
Time ripe for indigenous warships: Naval Chief
Mumbai, Sept 18 (PTI) Naval Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma today said a serious relook at the inefficiencies of Navy is required and an indigenous warship building system needs to be conceptualised.
"Indian Navy is poised for growth and the time to conceptualise an indigenous warship building system has come.
Also, a serious relook at the inefficiencies of Navy is required," Verma said at the launch of warship INS Kochi, a Delhi-class destroyer, at the Mazgaon dock in south Mumbai.
Verma said, "Fluctuating funding in the past has compelled the Navy to resort to (warship) building in abroad, but now there is an urgent need to emulate worldwide trends in warship building (in the country)."
The 6,500-tonne INS Kochi, launched by Verma's wife Madulika, is the second warship in the 'Project 15-A' under which three guided-missile destroyers with stealth and multi-role features will be built.
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Mumbai, Sept 18 (PTI) Naval Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma today said a serious relook at the inefficiencies of Navy is required and an indigenous warship building system needs to be conceptualised.
"Indian Navy is poised for growth and the time to conceptualise an indigenous warship building system has come.
Also, a serious relook at the inefficiencies of Navy is required," Verma said at the launch of warship INS Kochi, a Delhi-class destroyer, at the Mazgaon dock in south Mumbai.
Verma said, "Fluctuating funding in the past has compelled the Navy to resort to (warship) building in abroad, but now there is an urgent need to emulate worldwide trends in warship building (in the country)."
The 6,500-tonne INS Kochi, launched by Verma's wife Madulika, is the second warship in the 'Project 15-A' under which three guided-missile destroyers with stealth and multi-role features will be built.
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Good to see India incorporating stealth into their warships. Are these Ships going to replace any warship currently in India's fleet. I was wondering if any of the older Rajput class destroyers might be decommisioned soon.
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May I know the details of one more ship that is in the picture alongside INS Kochi?
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http://www.thestatesman.org/page.news.php?clid=1&theme=&usrsess=1&id=268906
Navy adds stealth feather to cap
MUMBAI, 18 SEPT: Naval chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma today said a serious relook at the inefficiencies of the Navy is required and an indigenous warship building system needs to be conceptualised.
“Indian Navy is poised for growth and the time to conceptualise an indigenous warship building system has come. Also, a serious relook at the inefficiencies of the Navy is required,” Admiral Verma said at the launch of the country's second indigenously built stealth warship INS Kochi, a Delhi-class destroyer, at the Mazagaon dock in south Mumbai.
Admiral Verma said, “Fluctuating funding in the past has compelled the Navy to resort to (warship) building abroad, but now there is an urgent need to emulate worldwide trends in warship building (in the country).”
The 6,800-ton destroyer, built by the Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), was ceremoniously launched by Ms Madhulika Verma, wife of the Naval chief.
INS Kochi (in AFP photograph), the second destroyer of Project 15-A built by the MDL, is 163 metres long, encompasses state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, stealth features, an advanced action information system, sophisticated power distribution and other advanced features.
It will also be fitted with the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles in collaboration with the Defence Research Development Organisation, twin-tube torpedo launchers, anti-submarine rocket launchers and AK-630 rapid fire guns.
For the first time, MDL used "pontoon assisting launching method" in collaboration with a Russian firm Baltizky Zavod. In this method, pontoons are welded to the hull, which gives buoyancy and helps overcome tidal constraints.
The ship is expected to be ready for commissioning into the Navy by 2012, preceded by the first warship of Project 15-A, INS Kolkata, which will join the fleet next year. INS Kochi has advanced stealth features that make it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar. Its weapons system include nuclear capable supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile.
MDL chairman and managing director Vice-Admiral (Retd) H.S. Malhi said the Project 15-A ships represent "a major landmark in show-casing India's warship design and manufacturing capability".
Earlier, Admiral Verma said the responsibilities of the Navy have increased many folds after the 26/11 terror attacks and there is a need for unified command for coastal security.
Meanwhile, to strengthen its security apparatus along the 1600 km long coast line in the state, Gujarat government has decided to create a marine commando unit and recruit 600 commandos. An official in the state home department said that the marine commando unit will be created and its headquarter will be located in Jamnagar district in Saurashtra. ;Agencies
Navy adds stealth feather to cap
MUMBAI, 18 SEPT: Naval chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma today said a serious relook at the inefficiencies of the Navy is required and an indigenous warship building system needs to be conceptualised.
“Indian Navy is poised for growth and the time to conceptualise an indigenous warship building system has come. Also, a serious relook at the inefficiencies of the Navy is required,” Admiral Verma said at the launch of the country's second indigenously built stealth warship INS Kochi, a Delhi-class destroyer, at the Mazagaon dock in south Mumbai.
Admiral Verma said, “Fluctuating funding in the past has compelled the Navy to resort to (warship) building abroad, but now there is an urgent need to emulate worldwide trends in warship building (in the country).”
The 6,800-ton destroyer, built by the Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), was ceremoniously launched by Ms Madhulika Verma, wife of the Naval chief.
INS Kochi (in AFP photograph), the second destroyer of Project 15-A built by the MDL, is 163 metres long, encompasses state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, stealth features, an advanced action information system, sophisticated power distribution and other advanced features.
It will also be fitted with the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles in collaboration with the Defence Research Development Organisation, twin-tube torpedo launchers, anti-submarine rocket launchers and AK-630 rapid fire guns.
For the first time, MDL used "pontoon assisting launching method" in collaboration with a Russian firm Baltizky Zavod. In this method, pontoons are welded to the hull, which gives buoyancy and helps overcome tidal constraints.
The ship is expected to be ready for commissioning into the Navy by 2012, preceded by the first warship of Project 15-A, INS Kolkata, which will join the fleet next year. INS Kochi has advanced stealth features that make it less vulnerable to detection by enemy radar. Its weapons system include nuclear capable supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missile.
MDL chairman and managing director Vice-Admiral (Retd) H.S. Malhi said the Project 15-A ships represent "a major landmark in show-casing India's warship design and manufacturing capability".
Earlier, Admiral Verma said the responsibilities of the Navy have increased many folds after the 26/11 terror attacks and there is a need for unified command for coastal security.
Meanwhile, to strengthen its security apparatus along the 1600 km long coast line in the state, Gujarat government has decided to create a marine commando unit and recruit 600 commandos. An official in the state home department said that the marine commando unit will be created and its headquarter will be located in Jamnagar district in Saurashtra. ;Agencies
