INS Sahyadri: In News
Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Sahyadri successfully wrapped up its participation in the India–Republic of Korea Navy (IN–RoKN) Bilateral Exercise off the coast of Busan recently.
- INS Sahyadri (F49) is an indigenously built multi-role guided missile stealth frigate of the Indian Navy.
- It is the third and final ship of the Shivalik Class stealth frigates, which was built by Mazagon Dock Ltd in Mumbai under Project 17.
- The other two ships built under Project 17 were INS Shivalik (F47) and INS Satpura (F48).
- They were India’s first indigenously designed stealth frigates.
- INS Sahyadri was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 21st, 2012.
- It is a member of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, which is located in Visakhapatnam.
- It is 468 feet in length and 55 feet in breadth.
- It has a displacement capacity of 6,800 tons.
- It is propelled by two gas turbine engines, which enable it to generate speeds in excess of 30 knots (or over 55 kmph), and two diesel engines for normal cruising speeds.
- It is equipped with cutting-edge weapons and sensors, enabling it to identify and eliminate threats from the air, the surface, and the subsurface.
- It can be equipped with BrahMos anti-ship missiles, Anti-submarine rocket launchers, Barak-1 missiles, and Shtil-1 3S90M missiles.
- It is equipped with advanced electronic warfare capabilities and torpedoes to detect and neutralise enemy submarines.
- It can carry two helicopters-a mix of Dhruv, Sea King, or Kamov-onboard for various missions.
