Indigenously built ASW Corvette ‘Kavaratti’ to be Commissioned at Visakhapatnam
Context: The last of four indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes “INS Kavaratti” under Project 28 (Kamorta class) is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indian Navy.
INS Kavaratti
- It is indigenously designed by the Indian Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
- It portrays the growing capability of the Indian Navy, GRSE and the nation in becoming self-reliant through indigenization and achieving national objective of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
- The ship has up to 90% indigenous content and the use of carbon composites for the superstructure is a commendable feat achieved in Indian shipbuilding.
- The ship’s weapons and sensors suite is predominantly indigenous and showcases the nation’s growing capability in this niche area.
- Kavaratti has a state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite capable of detecting and prosecuting submarines.
- In addition to its anti-submarine warfare capability, the ship also has a credible self defence capability and good endurance for long-range deployments.
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