INS Imphal: Guided Missile Destroyer

December 1, 2023

GS Paper III Science and Technology

Context: The Defence Minister revealed the Indian Navy’s stealth guided missile destroyer named INS Imphal.

About INS Imphal

The INS Imphal vessel is equipped with BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles along with other domestically developed weaponry.
Project 15B: The ship, which is the third among the four Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers developed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

First ship INS Visakhapatnam, was commissioned on 21 Nov 2021, Second ship INS Mormugao commissioned on 18 Dec 2022 and the fourth ship, INS Surat underdevelopment.
Crest design: The design portrays the Kangla Palace on the left and ‘Kangla-Sa‘ on the right.
Kangla-Sa’ is the state emblem of Manipur.
- The Kangla Palace is a significant historical and archaeological site in Manipur, serving as the traditional seat of the former kingdom.
- The ‘Kangla-Sa,’ characterized by a dragon’s head and lion’s body, is described as a mythical being from Manipur’s history, symbolizing the protector of its people

News Source: Indian Express

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