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Stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy
The Hindu
INS Mormugao is among the most powerful Indigenous warships, Rajnath Singh said
The stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao, the second of the four 'Visakhapatnam' class destroyers, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on December 18.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Mumbai, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said INS Mormugao is evidence of India’s excellence in warship design and development.
INS Mormugao is among the most powerful Indigenous warships, Mr. Singh said. This is the most technologically advanced warship, he added.
Mr. Singh said the warship’s commissioning will boost India's maritime power.
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.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Goa governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai were present at the ceremony at naval dockyard.
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