Yard 12706 (Imphal), the third project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer, crafted at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai, achieved a feat as it was officially handed over to the Indian Navy on 20 October 2023. This delivery is a leap forward in India’s quest for self-reliance in defense manufacturing and maritime supremacy.
The Imphal destroyer is the latest addition to the Indian Navy’s arsenal, following her predecessors, the Indian Naval ships Visakhapatnam and Mormugao, commissioned in the past two years. This vessel is designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau. With a displacement of 7,400 tons and an overall length of 164m, the Imphal is a versatile platform equipped with weapons and sensors including surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles and torpedoes. Powered by a Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion set consisting of four gas turbines, the vessel can achieve speeds of more than 30 knots (56 km per hour).
The Imphal destroyer has much indigenous content, possessing approximately 75% of components made in India. These include medium-range surface-to-air missiles from Bel in Bangalore, BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles by BrahMos Aerospace in New Delhi, indigenous torpedo tube launchers crafted by Larsen & Toubro in Mumbai, anti-submarine indigenous rocket launchers also from Larsen & Toubro, and a 76mm super rapid gun mount manufactured by BHEL in Haridwar
Indigenously built ships can be customized, maintained, repaired and overhauled in a domestic facility without depending on a foreign supplier for spare parts and other accessories, GlobalData’s The Global Naval Vessels and Surface Combatants Market 2023– 2033 report highlights.
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