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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully carried out the maiden test firing of the first indigenously developed naval anti-ship missile from a Seaking helicopter, officials said. The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Balasore.

Detailed explanation-2: -BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is becoming the primary anti-ship missile of the Indian Navy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Navy carried out the test in association with the Defence Research and Development Organisation. An indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile was successfully test-fired for the first time from a naval helicopter from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off Odisha coast on May 18.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Navy commissioned the stealth guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao into service in December. The Mormugao is the second of four Visakhapatnam-class destroyers, with the first ship of the class, INS Visakhapatnam, having been commissioned in 2021.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile launched from Naval Helicopter from ITR, Chandipur on Wednesday.