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INS Kadmatt (P29)

INS Kadmatt (P29) is the second of four anti-submarine warfare corvettes built for the Indian Navy by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, of Kolkata, under Project 28. She was inducted into the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.

INS Kadmatt at Langkawi, Malaysia in LIMA 2019
History
India
NameINS Kadmatt
NamesakeKadmat Island
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Launched25 October 2011
Acquired26 November 2015
Commissioned7 January 2016
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeKamorta class corvette
Displacement3,000 t (3,300 short tons)
Length109 m (358 ft)
Beam12.8 m (42 ft)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Pielstick 12 PA6 STC Diesel engines
  • CODAD, DCNS raft mounted gearbox
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range3,450 mi (5,550 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement123 (17 officers)[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Revati Central Acquisition Radar
  • EL/M-2221 STGR fire-control radar
  • BEL Shikari
  • BEL RAWL02 (Signaal LW08) antenna communication grid – Gigabit Ethernet-based integrated ship borne data network, with a fiber optic cable backbone running through the vessel
  • NPOL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)
  • Bomber Electronic warfare (EW) suites – BEL Ajanta[2]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Sanket electronic warfare system
  • Kavach decoy launcher
  • CMS-28 combat management system[2]
Armament
Aircraft carried1 Westland Sea King Mk.42B Or HAL Dhruv
Aviation facilitiesRail-less helo traversing system and foldable hangar door[4][5]

INS Kadmatt has been named after Kadmat Island in India's Lakshadweep Islands, and carries on the legacy of her predecessor INS Kadmatt (P 78), which served the Navy for 24 years, from 23 December 1968 to 30 November 1992.[6]

Design and description

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The primary role of the INS Kadmatt is in anti submarine warfare – to protect ships in convoys and ports from enemy submarine attacks.[7] About 90 per cent of the ship is indigenous and has been designed by the Navy's in-house organisation, the Directorate of Naval Design and has been constructed using high grade steel (DMR 249A) produced in India.[8]

It produces low levels of radiated underwater noise which reduces its chances of detection. It is equipped with a host of features including anti-aircraft guns, torpedoes and rocket launchers. The ship also has on-board early warning, navigation and fire control radars besides underwater sensors and integrated communication and electronic warfare systems.[9][10][11]

The ASW-focused combat system includes four heavyweight torpedo tube launchers and a pair of 12-barreled RBU6000 rocket depth-charge launchers featuring several design improvements incorporated by Larsen & Toubro. It is not known if the locally developed Mareech anti-torpedo decoy system has been installed. The fire-control system is the Bharat Electronics IAC Mod C system. While the ships are fitted with a Humsa-NG bow-mounted sonar, an Atlas Elektronik towed array sonar set will be fitted in due course. The ship will also to be fitted with vertical launch surface-to-air missiles.[11]

Kadmatt has a low radio, acoustic, magnetic and infrared (IR) signature owing to an X-shaped hull form, raft-mounted engines and an IR suppression system. The IR suppression system reduces the heat emitted by the ship, reducing the infrared signature, thereby defending the ship from heat-seeking missiles.[6] It will be capable of operating under nuclear, biological and chemical war theaters, acting as a highly sophisticated front line warship of the Indian Navy.[9][10]

Service history

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The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on 26 November 2015 and was commissioned on 7 January 2016 by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan at naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.[6][8][12][13][14]

The ship participated in Exercise Malabar 2024 which was held from 8 to 18 October.[15]

Armament

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Kadmatt (P29) is equipped with a wide range of weapon systems. It is fitted with an OTO Melara 76 mm main gun, and uses two AK-630 guns and provision for 16-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles as close-in weapon system, which will be added later. In addition, 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers and torpedo tubes capable of firing heavy weight torpedoes.[16]

The sensors of this warship include the advanced bow mounted sonar and the indigenous 3D-CAR air-surveillance radar Revathi with capability to detect targets exceeding 200 km (120 mi).[16] It is also the first warship to be equipped with the Kavach decoy system for protection against anti-ship missiles.[17][18] Like INS Kolkata, this warship is also commissioned without the critical medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) and advanced light towed array sonars (ALTAS), which is planned to be added later.[19]

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Kamorta-class ships at sea

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aero India (PDF). pp.42.
  2. ^ a b Rahmat, Ridzwan; Hardy, James (22 July 2014). "Indian Navy takes delivery of first anti-submarine corvette". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Indian Navy commissions fourth and final Kamorta-class corvette". Janes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ Gupta, Jayanta (16 October 2017). "INS Kiltan commissioned to Navy by defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "'Kavaratti' – Fourth Ship of Project – 28 (Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette) Launched at GRSE, Kolkata". Press Information Bureau. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "ASW corvette INS Kadmatt to be commissioned at Vizag tomorrow". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. ^ "INS Kadmatt launched". The Hindu. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Navy chief to commission INS Kadmatt today – The Hans India". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  9. ^ a b "The Indian Navy's second Project 28 corvette, INS Kadmatt, launched in Kolkata". Bharat Rakshak. 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b "'Kadmatt' Launched". Sainik Samachar. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  11. ^ a b "2nd Anti-Submarine Stealth Corvette 'Kadmatt' Launched For Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Indian Navy commissions second Kamorta-class ASW corvette | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  13. ^ "INS Kadmatt commissioned at Visakhapatnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Chief of the Naval Staff to commission Indigenously Built ASW Corvette 'Kadmatt' | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  15. ^ "CLOSING CEREMONY OF MALABAR 2024". Press Information Bureau. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  16. ^ a b "INS Kamorta: All you need to know about India's indigenous warship". DNA. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  17. ^ "Navy to get first indigenous anti-submarine warship, INS Kamorta tomorrow". The Economic Times. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  18. ^ "India launches first indigenous ASW corvette". India Strategic. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  19. ^ "DRDO's failure to meet deadlines in delivering products". The Economic Times. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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