- Key Features:
- ERASR is a completely indigenous anti-submarine rocket designed to neutralize underwater threats.
- It is launched from onboard in-real-life (IRL) systems of Indian Naval Ships.
- The system features a twin-rocket motor configuration, enabling it to meet a broad range of operational distances with high accuracy and consistency.
- It uses an indigenously developed Electronic Time Fuze for precision engagement.
- INS Kavaratti:
- About:
- The Navy named INS Kavaratti after Kavaratti, the capital of the Lakshadweep islands.
- It revives the legacy of the erstwhile Arnala Class missile corvette INS Kavaratti (P 80), which played a key role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
- Project 28 and ASW Capabilities:
- INS Kavaratti is the fourth and final stealth corvette built under Project 28 (Kamorta Class) by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
- It joins its three sister ships—INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, and INS Kiltan—in the Eastern Naval Command (ENC).
- Strategic Importance:
- The ship significantly boosts India’s ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) capabilities, especially amid rising Chinese submarine activity in the Indian Ocean.
- Its induction marks a strategic game-changer on the eastern seaboard.
- Stealth and Structural Innovation:
- INS Kavaratti features enhanced stealth capabilities, including reduced Radar Cross Section (RCS) through sloped surfaces and stealthy superstructure design.
- Along with INS Kiltan, it is one of the first major Indian warships with a carbon fibre composite superstructure, offering high strength and reduced weight.
- Combat-Ready Design:
- The ship carries state-of-the-art systems to operate in Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) warfare conditions.
- It integrates high-tech indigenous equipment such as Combat Management System (CMS), Torpedo Tube Launchers and Infra-Red Signature Suppression System.
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