INS
KIRPAN - DEFENCE AND SECURITY
News:
INS Kirpan decommissioned
from Indian Navy, handed over to Vietnam as a present
What's
in the news?
● Calling
upon the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) to closely examine and explore the vast
potential that the Indian shipbuilding industry holds and ready to support
collective security needs in the region.
INS
Kirpan:
● INS
Kirpan is the third indigenously built
Khukri class missile corvette.
● The
Khukri class corvettes are equipped with diesel
engines assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.
● It
is equipped with an array of weapons and sensors.
● Manned
by about 12 officers and 100 sailors, the ship is 90 meters long and 10.45
meters in width with a maximum displacement of 1450 tons.
● It
has been an integral part of the Indian
Navy’s Eastern Fleet since its commissioning in 1991 and has participated
in various operational and humanitarian assistance operations over the last 32
years.
Importance:
● The
transfer of INS Kirpan from the Indian Navy to the VPN symbolises the status of
Indian Navy being the ‘Preferred
Security Partner’ in the Indian Ocean Region and would definitely be a
catalyst for enhancing the existing bilateral relations between the two navies.
● The
transfer of INS Kirpan to Vietnam
resonates India’s vision of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ and ‘Security and Growth
for all in the Region (SAGAR)’.