INS Imphal: Guided Missile Destroyer

Priyanka

December 01, 2023

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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