ins imphal for 2 October 2025

INS Imphal Latest News

The Indian Navy's INS Imphal successfully participated in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) recently.

About INS Imphal

• It is an indigenously built stealth guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.
• It is the third ship to be built under the Project P-15B series of stealth destroyers, otherwise known as the Visakhapatnam-class.
  • The other destroyers in the Visakhapatnam class are INS Visakhapatnam, INS Mormugao, and INS Surat.
• It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in December 2023.
• The Navy’s Warship Design Bureau designed the ship in-house, and Mazagon Dock Ltd. (MDL) was responsible for its construction.
• It is the first warship to be named after a city in the Northeast, Imphal — the capital of Manipur.
• It was the first naval warship commissioned with accommodation for women officers and sailors.
• It is a unit of the Indian Navy's Western Fleet.
• Missions include anti-air warfare (AAW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and anti-submarine warfare (ASW).

INS Imphal Features

• It is among the largest destroyers constructed in India, with an overall length of 164 metres and a displacement of over 7500 tonnes.
• It has a crew complement of 50 officers and 250 enlisted personnel.
• It is propelled by four powerful Gas Turbines, in a Combined Gas & Gas configuration, and is capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knots (56 km/hour).
• It has a maximum operating endurance of 45 days.
• The ship has BrahMos missiles, medium-range surface-to-air missiles, indigenous anti-submarine rocket launchers, and a 76 mm super rapid gun mount.
• It has modern surveillance radar, which provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems.
• It has a total atmospheric control system (TACS) that offers protection to the crew from chemical, biological, and nuclear threats.

Source: FPJ