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INS IMPHAL COMMISSIONING CEREMONY (CREDITS- INDIAN NAVY)

Top 10 Biggest Destroyers of 2022 (Credits- Military TV)

Virtual tour of INS Kolkata (English) (Credits- Indian Navy)

The Evolution of U.S. Navy Destroyers (Credits- Military TV)

What is the difference between Frigate vs Destroyer ( Credits- Military TV)

Top ten destroyers (Credits-Defencyclopedia)

Kolkata Class destroyer ( Image credits- Indian Navy) Credits- Defencyclopedia Author- NRP Top 10 Most Powerful Destroyers In The World ( Click to read the entire article here .....)

Japan’s Atago-Class Destroyer vs. China's 052D: Who Wins? ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Kyle Mizokami)

JS Ashigara ( Source- Wikimedia Commons / Credits- United States Navy) Source- The National Interest Author- Kyle Mizokami The People’s Republic of China Army Navy (PLAN) is experiencing an unprecedented rise in ships and capabilities. China is building virtually every class of warship, from aircraft carriers to corvettes simultaneously, and in some cases, by the dozen. Of particular note is the Luyang III or Type 052D–class destroyer. Designed to provide anti-air area defense to a carrier battle group or amphibious ready group, the 052D is the defensive linchpin of any Chinese task force, particularly one operating beyond the range of land-based assets. Two destroyers have been commissioned into the PLAN, with another seven under construction and one more planned. At the same time, Japan is looking to modestly expand its surface warfare capabilities. The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has approved plans to build two new Aegis air warfare destroyers, brin

INS Kochi inducted into the Indian navy

INS Kochi ( Image source- Wikimedia Commons) Indian navy today inducted it's latest Kolkata class stealth destroyer, INS Kochi by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. INS Kochi is the second of the three ship class of destroyers that the state run Mazadon docks is making for the Indian navy.  She will be packed with advanced and lethal weapon systems like the Brahmos anti ship/ land attack cruise missile, Barak-8 Anti aircraft/ Anti missile defence systems and a whole lot of weapon systems and sensors. The heart of the sensor suit of INS Kochi will be the Israeli sourced IAI EL/M02248 MF-STAR AESA radar systems that is comparable to the American AEGIS system. She will form part of a whole new generation of destroyers that is designed in house by the Indian navy. Kolkata class will be followed by even more lethal Visakhapatinam class destroyers, four of which will be inducted to the Indian navy. She is comparable to the Chinese Type-52D destroyers.  Overview: The Kol

China Beware: Here Comes India’s Most Powerful Destroyer ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- Franz Stefan-Gady)

INS Visakhapatnam ( Image credits- Getty Image)  Source- The Diplomat Author- Franz- Stefan Gady Yesterday, the Indian Navy, in the presence of Admiral RK Dhowan, India’s current chief of naval  staff, launched its latest stealth guided missile destroyer with a ceremony held at Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai. The 7,300 ton Visakhapatnam is the first of four planned Visakhapatnam-class (Project 15B) vessels, based on the older Kolkata-class destroyers design (Project 15A), to enter Indian service. The other three vessels will be launched at an interval of three years at a total cost of INR 293.40 billion ($4.89 billion). According to Indian naval officials, the 164 m-long Visakhapatnam will be commissioned in July 2018.  The Kolkata-class destroyer INS Kolkata (Project 15A) was commissioned in August 2014, with the two remaining vessels of the class to be commissioned by 2016. According to IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly: Vishakhapatnam‘s key differences from th

Watch Out, China: India Is Launching New Stealth Destroyer ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Zachary Keck)

INS Visakhapatnam ( Source- Internet Image) Source- The National Interest Author- Zakhary Keck India will launch the lead vessel of its new class of super advanced, stealth destroyers on Saturday, according to numerous local media reports. This week a number of Indian publications reported that the Indian Navy plans to launch the INS Visakhapatnam in Mumbai this weekend. The ship will be the first of four Visakhapatnam-class stealth destroyers that India is building as part of Project 15B. These vessels will serve as the follow-ons to the three Kolkata-class guided missile destroyers. As India’s largest destroyer, INS Visakhapatnam and its sister ships will be a boon to India’s naval power projection capabilities. “At 7,300 tonnes, Visakhapatnam will be the largest destroyer commissioned in the country and will be equipped with the Israeli Multi Function Surveillance Threat Alert Radar (MF-STAR) which will provide targeting information to 32 Barak 8 long-ra

Know the Battle Ship- Destroyer

USS Zumwalt ( DD-X Class), Pic courtesy- Wikimedia commons and US Navy ( Today we start a weekly series called Know the battle ship. In each series we focus on a particular class of warships, their evolution and their present and future role. We start with the Destroyers, today considered the most potent surface combatant after Aircraft Carriers) In  naval  terminology, a  destroyer  is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance  warship  intended to escort larger vessels in a  fleet ,  convoy  or  battle group  and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. The first ship named and classified as a destroyer was the  Spanish warship Destructor (1886) , designed by Fernando Villaamil and constructed in England in the shipyard of James and George Thomson of Clydebank, near the Yarrow shipyards. By the time of the  Russo-Japanese War  in 1904, Torpedo Boat Destroyers (TBD) were "large, swift, and powerfully armed torpedo boats designed to destroy other t