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After dedicating aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to induct country's largest indigenously built warship INS Kolkata in Mumbai in the next few weeks. The Prime Minister has already been invited to induct the largest indigenously built...

The vessel is just a test bed [probably a frigate] and not INS Kolkata. The naval platform will complete the integration process by August/October this year and then the LR-SAM will be fired by November/December :-)

The Kolkata class ships were initialy meant to carry the Varunastra torpedo, but the weapon system is delayed because of its "sub optimal performance in high seas." So now it would carry either the Type 53-65 torpedo or the SET-65E torpedo, the latter seems to be better than the former. :) The...

The missile is scheduled to undergo testing in naval configuration by the end of this year from the ITR. The trial schedule in India may include at least three tests in the November 2014-March 2015 period as reports in February'14.

Country's most potent indigenous warship joins service this month The honour of first warship to be commissioned into service under the new government will fall on INS Kolkata. The first of the indigenously designed and constructed Kolkata-class destroyers joins service with the navy this month...