India successfully test-fires manoeuvrable version of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos; Inshore patrol vessel ICGS Rajkamal commissioned
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    • India on January 9 successfully test-fired a highly manoeuvrable version of the 290-km range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a naval warship off the coast of Vishakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal. A joint venture between India and Russia, the missile was inducted into the Indian Navy in 2005 and since then has been a key feature of many Indian warships. January 9 test further demonstrated the missile’s capability to hit the target with bull’s eye accuracy. 1

    In another development, reports noted that Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘ICGS-Rajkamal’, the fourth in the series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) was commissioned at Chennai by the Minister of State for Defence Shri Jitendra Singh on January 8. The ship is designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata. Indigenously developed, the 50 meter ship can achieve a maximum speed of 34 knots, with an endurance of 1500 nautical miles at an economical speed of 16 knots. It is equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and advanced communication and navigational equipment which make it an ideal platform for undertaking multifarious close-coast missions such as surveillance, interdiction, Search and Rescue, and medical evacuation. The ship will be based at Chennai and will be under the administrative and operational control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East). The induction of the ship will add to the Indian Coast Guard’s capability to undertake operations to further maritime safety and security and coastal security on the Eastern Seaboard. 2

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