Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer Imphal hits ‘bull's eye’. Watch
Hindustan TimesIn her maiden Brahmos firing at sea, the Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer Yard 12706, also called Imphal, scored ‘Bull's Eye’ on Wednesday, the first-ever test-firing of the extended-range Brahmos missile by a warship before the commissioning. Imphal, the Indian Navy's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth-guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. It is a hallmark of indigenous shipbuilding and is amongst the most technologically advanced warships in the world which is designed by the Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai. Approximately 75% of the ship is equipped with indigenous content including medium-range surface-to-air missiles, BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles, indigenous torpedo tube launchers, anti-submarine indigenous rocket launchers and 76mm super rapid gun mount.