Mormugao, India's Latest Stealth Warship, Commissioned Into Navy
NDTV
INS Mormugao is the second of the four 'Visakhapatnam' class destroyers.
The stealth-guided missile destroyer, Mormugao, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Sunday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, and Goa CM Pramod Sawant were among those present at the commissioning ceremony in Mumbai.
Mr Singh said the warship's commissioning will boost India's maritime power. He termed INS Mormugao as the most technologically advanced warship.
Indian economy is among the top five economies in the world, and according to experts, will be among the top three in 2027, Mr Singh said.
The Navy chief said the commissioning of the warship, on the eve of the Goa Liberation Day, is indicative of the large strides taken in warship design and building capability over the last decade.
