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Indian Navy’s guided missile destroyer INS Surat successfully test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile in the Arabian Sea recently.

About INS Surat

• It is the fourth and final ship of the Project 15Bstealth guided missile destroyer class, popularly known as the Visakhapatnam class.
• It ranks among the largest and most sophisticated destroyers in the world.
• It has 75 percent Indigenous content and is equipped with state-of-the-art weapon-sensor packages and advanced network-centric capabilities.
• It was designed by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai.
• It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in January 2025.

INS Surat Features

• It is the Indian Navy’s first Al (artificial intelligence)-enabled warship, which will utilise indigenously developed Al solutions to enhance its operational efficiency manifold.
• With a displacement of 7,400 tonnes and an overall length of 164 metres, INS Surat is a potent and versatile platform equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, and torpedoes.
• It is powered by a Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion set comprising four gas turbines.
• It has speeds in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h).

Source: TH