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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).

INS Surat FAQs

Q1. Which project is INS Surat under?

Ans. It is the fourth and final ship of the Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer class.

Q2. Which is India's first AI enabled warship?

Ans. INS Surat

Q3. Which organization designed INS Surat?

Ans. Warship Design Bureau of the Indian Navy

Source: TH