Lagatar24 Desk
India is all set to launch its first nuclear-missile tracking ship INS Dhruv today. The 10,000-tonne vessel will be commissioned from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
According to a report by Hindustan Times, INS Dhruv will be commissioned in the presence of senior officials from the Indian Navy, the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), among others.
INS Dhruv, the latest addition to the Indian Navy’s arsenal, was built by Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with DRDO and NTRO. The ship is equipped with multiple features that make it a state-of-the-art instrument in modern naval warfare
Dhruv Is India’s first vessel that is capable of tracking nuclear missiles at a long range, which assumes a special significance with an increasing threat of nuclear ballistic warfare in the Indo-Pacific region.
In addition to these, INS Dhruv is also equipped with the capability to map ocean beds for research and detection of enemy submarines.
India’s nuclear missile tracking ship will be manned by Indian Navy personnel with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). With the addition of INS Dhruv, India will join an elite list of countries that presently consists of only France, the US, the UK, Russia, and China, who possess and operate such vessels.
