Navy tests anti-ship missile from corvette

Amid the ongoing border tension with China, the Indian Navy on Friday released two short videos to demonstrate its combat readiness on the high seas, with the images showing a frontline corvette launching an anti-ship missile and sinking the target vessel with precision.

The anti- ship missile, an Uran, was launched from INS Prabal to knock off the target warship in the Arabian Sea, officials familiar with the developments said. “ASHM (anti-ship missile) launched by #IndianNavy Missile Corvette #INSPRAbal, homes on with deadly accuracy at max range, sinking target ship. #Strikefirst #Strikehard #Strikesure,” the Indian Navy tweeted along with the 15-second video clip showing the missile being launched. The second clip showed the target sinking after being hit.

The navy did not reveal when the missile firing took place but officials said the images were from earlier this week.

INS Prabal is deployed in the Arabian Sea along with a raft of warships, including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and other assets of the navy.

Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday reviewed the operational preparedness and combat-readiness of the Indian Navy’s principal combatants off the west coast. He also embarked the Carrier Battle Group, comprising INS Vikramaditya, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, fleet support ships and integral swing-role fighters and helicopters, the navy said in a statement on Thursday.

Singh later embarked the indigenous guided- missile destroyer Chennai, which had recently fired a Brahmos supersonic cruise missile.