{"id":132761,"date":"2026-11-12T15:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T09:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=132761"},"modified":"2026-11-12T15:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T09:49:00","slug":"ins-betwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-betwa\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Betwa: Defence Ministry Signs \u20b9498 Crore Refit Deal with Cochin Shipyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Betwa Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defence Ministry recently sealed a \u20b9498-crore contract with state-run Cochin Shipyard Ltd. for &#8220;refit and re-powering&#8221; of Indian Navy&#8217;s guided-missile frigate INS Betwa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Betwa<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INS Betwa <\/span><b>(F39<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is an i<\/span><b>ndigenously built guided missile frigate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>second vessel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>three-ship Brahmaputra class (Project 16A)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>other two being INS Brahmaputra <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>INS Beas.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>built <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the <\/span><b>Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship is named for the Betwa River.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>commissioned <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">into the Indian Navy on July 7, <\/span><b>2004<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed for multiple maritime operations, including <\/span><b>anti-air, anti-surface,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>anti-submarine warfare.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>INS Betwa <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>3,600-tonne<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> warship measures 125 metres in length.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>currently has a steam-based propulsion system,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>will be replaced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by a <\/span><b>diesel-engine-based system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>new contract<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> signed <\/span><b>with state-run Cochin Shipyard Ltd.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is manned by 40 officers and 330 sailors.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Range: 4500 miles <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at 12 knots\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the <\/span><b>first Indian warship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to have an <\/span><b>indigenously designed and manufactured Combat Management System (EMCCA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which had been successfully integrated with a wide array of weapons and sensors.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their weapon and sensor systems include surface-to-surface missiles, air-defence systems,<\/span><b> guns, torpedo launchers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and anti-submarine warfare equipment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ships are also equipped to <\/span><b>operate naval helicopters, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extending their surveillance and operational reach. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/defence-ministry-inks-498-crore-ins-betwa-refit-contract\/article71689791.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Defence Ministry signed a \u20b9498-crore contract with Cochin Shipyard to refit and re-power INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class frigate, replacing its steam propulsion with diesel 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