Consider the following statements:1. INS Kavaratti is an anti-submarin...
In News- Recently, INS Kavaratti has been formally inducted into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam.
Option D is correct: The submarine is named after the capital of the Lakshadweep group of islands. It is the last of the four indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes built under Project 28 (Kamorta class), by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The first three built under the Kamorta class – INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt and INS Kiltan have been commissioned. The ship has up to 90% indigenous content and the use of carbon composites for the superstructure is a commendable feat achieved in Indian shipbuilding.
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Consider the following statements:1. INS Kavaratti is an anti-submarin...
Statement 1: INS Kavaratti is an anti-submarine warfare corvette built under Project 28.
Statement 2: It belongs to the same class as INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, and INS Kiltan.
Explanation:
INS Kavaratti:
INS Kavaratti is indeed an anti-submarine warfare corvette built under Project 28. Project 28 is a program by the Indian Navy to build a series of anti-submarine warfare corvettes. These corvettes are designed to detect, track, and engage enemy submarines. INS Kavaratti is the last of the four ships built under this project.
INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, and INS Kiltan:
INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, and INS Kiltan are indeed part of the same class as INS Kavaratti. These four ships are collectively known as the Kamorta-class corvettes. They are all anti-submarine warfare corvettes built under Project 28, and they share several common features and capabilities.
Conclusion:
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct. INS Kavaratti is an anti-submarine warfare corvette built under Project 28, and it belongs to the same class as INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, and INS Kiltan. Therefore, the correct answer is option D, "Neither 1 nor 2."