INS Mysore:
Strengthening maritime cooperation and enhancing interoperability, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mysore arrived recently at Lumut Naval Base in Malaysia to participate in the bilateral exercise Samudra Laksamana.
- INS Mysore (D60) is a Delhi-class guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.
- It was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. It was commissioned in 1999.
- It is designed for multi-role naval operations, including air defence, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and fleet escort missions.
- It has a speed of 32 knots and a range of 5,000 miles.
- It is equipped with state-of-the-art radar, communications, and sensor equipment, as well as a hull-mounted variable depth sonar system.
- Weapons include a mix of rocket and projectile-guided weapons.
- Four quadruple launchers service a stockpile of 16 SS-N-25 Surface-to-Surface MissileS (SSM) and two SA-N-7 Surface-to-Air MissileS (SAM) launchers to counter air threats from afar.
- There is a conventional 100 mm deck gun and 4 x AK-630 series 30 mm Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs) and turrets.
- In addition, the warship is equipped with two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket (ASROC) launchers and torpedoes, deployed in quintuple launchers.
- Exercise Samudra Laksamanais a joint naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMB).
- The exercise aims to strengthen bonds and enhance interoperability between the Indian and Royal Malaysian Navy.
- INS Mysore, along with RMN Ships KD Lekir and KD Gagah Samudera, will participate in the 2026 edition of the exercise.
