Sitharaman’s defence mechanism

Defence Minister Ni rm ala Sit ha ram an will commission the indigenously-built INS Ki lt an, an anti-submarine corvette, on Monday in V isak ha pat nam. INS Ki lt an represents a leap forward in the Indian Navy’ s attempt satin di gen is at ion, with as much as 90 percent of its content drawn from India. The keel of INS Ki lt an was laid in August 2010. It was launched in Kolka ta on March 26,2013 by Chitra Joshi, wife of Admiral DKJ os hi, the then chief of naval staff. INS Kilt an is the third of the four Project 28 war ships. Project 28 was approved in 2003, and construction of the lead ship, INS Kamorta, was started in August 2005. Two of the four corvettes, INS Kamorta and INS Kadmatt, were commissioned in 2014 and 2016, respectively. The remaining IN SK a va rat ti is under construction and is slated to be completed by 2017- end.