INS Arihant
INS Arihant is the first of five nuclear missile submarines planned for induction. It is to be equipped with K 15 (or BO-5) shortrange missiles with a range of over 700 km and the K 4 ballistic missile with a range of 3,500 km. At present, the only nuclear – powered platform in service is […]
INS Chakra
INS Chakra is a Russia-made, nuclear-propelled, hunter-killer akula class submarine. INS Chakra is one of the quietest nuclear submarines around, with noise levels next to zero. INS Chakra has been taken on lease from Russia for 10 years and would provide the Navy the opportunity to train personnel and operate such nuclear-powered vessels. The INS […]
Akula Class – Attack Submarine
Types Conventional Submarines: These are the ones which are powered by electric motors and batteries.E.g. Project-75 Class Submarines Nuclear Powered Ballistic Submarines: These are powered by nuclear fuel, thereby capable of operating underwater for longer durations. Primary role of such submarines is to provide strategic deterrence.E.g. INS Arihant Nuclear Powered and Armed Submarines (SSN): These marines have unlimited […]
Project 15B
Project 15B is a class of stealth guided missile destroyers currently under construction for the Indian Navy. It is also known as the Visakhapatnam class. The class comprises four ships INS Visakhapatnam INS Mormugao INS Imphal INS Porbandar All of the destroyers are being built by the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. These ships […]
PROJECT 28
P 28 is a project under which four Anti Submarine Warships have to be built indigenously in India by Garden Reach Shipbuilders And Engineers (GRSE) , Kolkata. Project 28 was approved in 2003, with construction of the lead ship, INS Kamorta commencing on 12 August 2005. Three of the four corvettes, INS Kamorta , INS Kadmatt and INS Kiltan were commissioned in 2014, 2016 and 2017 respectively. INS […]
Project 75 India
P75I was first cleared in 2007, but lay dormant until now after undergoing numerous changes. The P75I project is part of a 30-year submarine building plan that ends in 2030. The project cost is about Rs. 45,000 crore. As part of this plan, India was to build 24 submarines — 18 conventional submarines and six […]
Mission Shakti
Mission Shakti was undertaken to develop highly-potent Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT). It is a joint programme of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Anti-satellite (ASAT) System is missile-based system to attack moving satellites. ASAT propels India to the coveted space-superpower league. India will now have the power to decimate […]
Ballistic Missile Defence (AAD)
Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) is a two tired defence shield which aims to destroy enemy ballistic missiles. The BMD consists of two interceptor missiles, the Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) and the Advanced Area Defence (AAD) missile. PDV/Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Interceptor is capable of destroying missiles at exo-atmospheric (high) altitudes of 50–80 km. PDV is a two stage supersonic missile fuelled by […]
Barak 8 Missile:
Israel has successfully tested India’s supersonic long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) — Barak 8. The weapon is the first LRSAM India and Israel has co-developed. What is Barak 8? Barak 8 (the Hebrew word for Lightning) is an Indian-Israeli surface-to-air missile (SAM), designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, […]
AKASH – MK 1S Missile:
DRDO has successfully test fired AKASH-MK-1S missile from ITR , Chandipur. AKASH Mk1S AKASH Mk1S is a surface to air missile which can neutralize advanced aerial targets. It is an upgrade of existing AKASH missile with indigenous Seeker. The Akash weapon system has combination of both command guidance and active terminal seeker guidance. The medium […]