LETHAL ARSENAL

INS Kiltan gets its name from Minicoy island in the Lakshadweep. It is the first major warship to have undertaken sea trials of all major weapons and sensors as a pilot project and is ready to be operationally deployed. metrres llong metrres at the beam

offiicers and 178 saiillors wiillll man the

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diesel engines propel it to achieve speeds iin excess of 25 knots wiith an endurrance of 3,,450 nautiicall miilles

IINS Kiilltan iis the thiirrd of the fourr antii-submarriine warrfarre ((ASW)) corrvettes to be buiillt underr the ~7,,800-crrorre Prrojject 28

Kollkata-based Garrden Reach Shiipbuiillderrs & Engiineerrs ((GRSE)) was awarrded the contrract to buiilld the corrvettes iin June 20112

The warrshiips have been desiigned by the navy’’s

Diirrectorrate of Navall Desiign

IIT iis the navy’’s fiirrst majjorr warrshiip to have a superrstrructurre of carrbon fiibrre composiite materriiall iimporrted frrom Sweden

IINS Kiilltan iis 1100 tonnes lliighterr than the prreviious corrvettes..

Weapons iincllude heavy weiight torrpedoes,, ASW rrockets,, 76mm calliiberr mediium rrange gun and two mulltii-barrrrell 30mm guns

The prropullsiion and auxiilliiarry systems prroviide verry llow rradiiated underrwaterr noiise rrequiirred forr AWS