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Hmm, didn't know about Kongo class. Ok but Kolkata will never have such capabilities. We will need to develop a separate missile system for this job.

All SAMs have capability to intercept missiles. But ABM or BMD is used against ballistic missiles which are always fired at large stationary targets like cities. Not ships. No ships are used for ABM purposes.

http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/indian-navy/36568-naval-barak-8-missiles-israel-india-6.html Post #82 Bhai ye Saurabh Jha hai kaun?

No. Kolkata is a fleet defence ship. It is responsible for defending not only itself, but the entire fleet from aircraft and missile attacks. Lack of long range SAMs put the safety of not only the ship, but the whole fleet into jeopardy. So, it is still not ready for wartime deployment. At the...

Anti ship missile Brahmos, Anti submarine rockets and torpedoes and it has CIWS and Barak I short range SAM for air-defence. Also it has a 76 mm gun. Longer range anti aircraft missile Barak 8 will be installed sometime around 2017, then it will be fully ready.

Basically the destroyer is ready. It can perform every function apart from defending against aircraft and missiles, which happens only in wartime. So while the destroyer will be commenced for normal operations, it is still not ready for war. The surface to air missiles will be installed on it...

The article itself confirms what I have said. The destroyer is ready but its SAM is not. Read it yourself

The destroyer is ready now and it is entering services. Only SAMs on it are not installed since they are still under development.