P28 (Project 28) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvettes

INS Kiltan, one of the P28 (Project 28) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvettes, recently visited Brunei and the Philippines.

About P28:

• P28 aimed to build four indigenous ASW corvettes or Kamorta class corvettes, namely, INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, INS Kiltan, and INS Kavaratti.
• These ships were designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata.
• They can be deployed in nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare conditions and have been constructed using high-grade DMR 249A steel produced in India.
• The ships are equipped with a Combat Management System, Torpedo Tube Launchers, and an Infra-Red Signature Suppression System, among other features.

Ref: Source