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INS Kadmatt commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam

INS Kadmatt commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam 

INS Kadmatt, the second ship of Project 28 class ,anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvettes, was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.

INS Kadmatt 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.

INS Kadmatt has been named after the Kadmat Island of India’s Lakshadweep Islands.

The primary role of the INS Kadmatt is in anti submarine warfare – to protect ships in convoys and ports from enemy submarine attacks.

What is anti submarine warfare?

Anti-submarine warfare   is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines.

Successful anti-submarine warfare depends on a mix of sensor and weapon technology, training, experience and luck.

Sophisticated sonar equipment for first detecting, then classifying, locating and tracking the target submarine is a key element of ASW.

It has a multitude of networks such as Total Atmospheric Control System (TACS), Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), Integrated Bridge System (IBS), Battle Damage Control System (BDCS) and Personnel Locator System (PLS) to provide a contemporary and process oriented System of Systems for optimal functioning of the warship.

About 90 per cent of the ship is indigenous and the ship is equipped to fight in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare conditions.

Some of the major equipment/ systems developed indigenously include Combat Management System, Rocket Launcher, Torpedo Tube Launchers and Infra-Red Signature Suppression System.

The ship is commanded by Commander Mahesh Chandra Moudgil and would be an integral part of the Eastern Fleet.

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