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Detailed explanation-1: -Aim is to make India an indigenous ship building hub: RM. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -1) At the event, Rajnath Singh stated that the INS Mormugao will significantly increase Indian maritime capabilities as it is one of the most powerful warships built in India. “The missile destroyer will be the world’s most technologically advanced missile carrier, ” he said.

Detailed explanation-3: -The warship is packed with sophisticated state of the art weapons and sensors such as surface to surface missile and surface to air missiles. It is fitted with a modern surveillance radar which provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems on board. First published on: 18-12-2022 at 17:13 IST.

Detailed explanation-4: -What are the capabilities of INS Mormugao? Regarded as “one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in the country”, the destroyer is 163 metres long, 17 metres wide and displaces 7, 400 tonnes when fully loaded. The ship is propelled by four gas turbines in a combined gas and gas (COGAG) configuration.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Navy’s CG-47s and DDG-51s are commonly called Aegis cruisers and destroyers because they are equipped with the Aegis combat system, an integrated collection of sensors and weapons named for the mythical shield that defended Zeus.