{"id":58307,"date":"2023-11-29T19:48:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=58307"},"modified":"2023-11-29T19:48:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:18:25","slug":"guided-missile-destroyer-imphal","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/guided-missile-destroyer-imphal","title":{"rendered":"Guided Missile Destroyer Imphal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defence Minister revealed the <\/span><b>Indian Navy&#8217;s stealth guided missile destroyer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">named INS <\/span><b>Imphal.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>More about the news:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vessel is equipped with <\/span><b>BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with other domestically developed weaponry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Project 15B: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship, which is the<\/span><b> third<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among the four Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyers developed by <\/span><b>Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-58282\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/299-65674228405b1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/299-65674228405b1.webp 643w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/299-65674228405b1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/299-65674228405b1-360x203.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>First ship INS Visakhapatnam,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was commissioned on 21 Nov 2021, Second ship INS <\/span><b>Mormugao commissioned<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on 18 Dec 2022 and the fourth ship, INS <\/span><b>Surat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> underdevelopment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Crest design:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The design portrays the <\/span><b>Kangla Palace <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the left and <\/span><b>&#8216;Kangla-Sa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; on the right. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Kangla-Sa&#8217; is the state emblem of Manipur.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kangla Palace is a significant historical and archaeological site in Manipur, serving as the traditional seat of the former kingdom.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The &#8216;Kangla-Sa,&#8217; characterized by a dragon&#8217;s head and lion&#8217;s body, is described as a mythical being from Manipur&#8217;s history, symbolizing the protector of its people<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/rajnath-singh-unveils-crest-of-navy-advanced-warship-imphal-9046401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Express<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: The Defence Minister revealed the Indian Navy&#8217;s stealth guided missile destroyer named INS Imphal.\u00a0 More about the news:\u00a0 The vessel is equipped with BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles along with other domestically developed weaponry. 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