Warship INS Imphal Gets Commissioned Amid Growing Threats To Maritime Security

INS Imphal, the third of four warships of Project 15B that is part of the Visakhapatnam class stealth-guided missile destroyers, got commissioned in the Indian Navy on Tuesday.

INS Imphal has been designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai. ( Image Source :Special arrangement )

The indigenously-built stealth guided missile destroyer, INS Imphal, got commissioned into the Indian Navy Tuesday. Touted to be the largest and the most advanced destroyer to be ever named after a city from the northeast, INS Imphal’s commissioning signals India’s plans to boost its maritime domain under the Indo-Pacific strategic framework as China’s belligerence increases in the Indian Ocean region and beyond.   Designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau