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The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Navy and the other armed forces. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board and eight Defence PSUs: HAL, BEL, BEML, BDL, MDL, GSL, GRSE and Midhani. The present weapon systems of the Indian Navy are:

Guided missiles[edit]

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is the primary anti-ship missile of the Indian Navy
VL-SRSAM
Name Origin Typ Launch platforms Notes
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Sagarika Indien Short-range Arihant, S5-class SSBN
K4 Indien Medium-range Arihant, S5-class SSBN
K-5 Indien Intercontinental Arihant, S5-class SSBN
K-6 Indien Intercontinental S5-class SSBN
Ship-launched ballistic missile
Dhanush Indien Short-range INS Rajput, INS Sukanya, INS Subhadra
LORA Israel Theater quasi-ballistic [citation needed]
Cruise/Anti-ship missiles
BrahMos II India/Russia Hypersonic cruise missile Under development
BrahMos India/Russia Supersonic cruise missile All destroyers except INS Rana; Talwar (except Batch 1), Shivalik and Nilgiri-class frigates Several variants: Ship-launched, Anti-ship/Land attack.

Extended Range variant (ER) on order.

Klub-S/N Russland Supersonic cruise missile Talwar-class frigate (Batch 1), Sindhughosh-class submarine
SS-N-2D Mod 1 Styx USSR Anti-ship missile Khukri, Veer (except INS Prabal, INS Pralaya)-class corvettes
Harpoon Block II Vereinigte Staaten Anti-ship missile P-8I Neptune, Shishumar-class submarine Planned[1][2]
Kh-35E USSR Anti-ship missile Brahmaputra-class frigate, Kora, Veer (INS Prabal, INS Pralaya)-class corvettes
Exocet Frankreich Anti-ship missile Kalvari-class submarine
Sea Eagle Vereinigtes Königreich Air-launched, anti-ship missile Tu-142, Il-38, BAe Sea Harrier (retired), Westland Sea King
Rampage Israel Air-launched, anti-ship missile Mikoyan MiG-29K [3]
NASM-SR Indien Air-launched, anti-ship missile Westland Sea King, MH-60R, HAL Dhruv Under development
NASM-MR Indien Air-launched/Anti-ship missile Warships, HAL Tejas, HAL TEDBF Under development
Air-to-air missile
R-73 USSR Short range Mikoyan MiG-29K
R-77 USSR Long range Mikoyan MiG-29K
Astra Mk 1 Indien Long range Mikoyan MiG-29K, HAL TEDBF (future)
Astra Mk 2 Indien Long range Mikoyan MiG-29K, HAL TEDBF (future) Under development
Astra Mk 3 Indien Long range Mikoyan MiG-29K, HAL TEDBF (future) Under development
Surface-to-air missile
Barak 8 India/Israel Long range INS Vikrant, INS Vikramaditya aircraft carriers; Visakhapatnam and Kolkata-class destroyers; Niligiri-class frigate
VL-SRSAM Indien Short range INS Rana destroyer, Kamorta-class corvette (planned)
Shtil-1 USSR Short range Delhi-class destroyer; Shivalik, Talwar-class frigates
Barak 1 Israel Short range INS Vikramaditya aircraft carriers; Delhi, Rajput (INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay)-class destroyer; Shivalik, Brahmaputra-class frigates
MICA Frankreich Short range Kalvari-class submarine
S-125M USSR Short range Rajput (INS Rana, INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay)-class destroyer
Igla-M USSR Very short range Mk. IV LCU; Talwar-class frigate; Car Nicobar-class patrol vessel; INS Aditya (SA-N-10 Grouse)
SA-N-5 USSR Very short range Kora, Khukri, Veer and Abhay-class corvettes

Torpedoes[edit]

Varunastra advanced heavyweight torpedo of the Indian Navy.
Name Origin Typ Wake homing Launch Platforms Notes
Whitehead A244-S Italien Lightweight; ASW [4]
APR-3E Russland Lightweight; ASW Tu-142 (retired), Il-38 (retired), Ka-28
CET-65E Soviet Union Heavyweight; ASuW Abhay-class corvette [5]
Type 53-65KE Soviet Union Heavyweight; ASuW Passive Sindhughosh-class submarine; Rajput, Delhi-class destroyers [6]
TEST 71/76 Soviet Union Heavyweight; ASuW/ASW Active/ Passive Sindhughosh-class submarines
AEG SUT 264 Mod 1 Deutschland Heavyweight; ASuW/ASW Active/ Passive Shishumar, Kalvari-class submarines [7]
DM2A4 Seahake Deutschland Heavyweight; ASuW/ASW Active/ Passive Shishumar-class submarines
TAL Shyena Indien Lightweight; ASW Il-38 (retired), SMART, Surface ships, Submarines
Varunastra Indien Heavyweight; ASuW/ASW All destroyers; Talwar, Shivalik, Nilgiri-class frigates; Kamorta-class corvettes; Sindhughosh-class submarines
Takshak Indien Heavyweight (Under development) [8]

Naval guns[edit]

Name Origin Typ Caliber (mm) Platforms
A-190(E) USSR Naval gun 100 Talwar-class frigate (Batch 1 and 2; except INS Trishul)
AK-100 USSR Naval gun 100
AK-176-M USSR Naval gun 76.2 Abhay, Veer (except INS Prabal, INS Pralaya)-class corvettes
Oto Melara 76mm Super Raid Italien Naval gun 76 INS Vikrant aircraft carrier; All destroyers; INS Trishul, Shivalik, Niligiri-class frigates; Kamorta, Veer (INS Prabal, INS Pralaya)-class corvettes; Saryu-class OPV
Oto Melara 76mm Italien Naval gun 76 Brahmaputra-class frigate; Kora-class corvette
Bofors 60mm Autocannon 60
Bofors 57mm Autocannon 57
Bofors 40mm Autocannon 40 Magar-class LST; Sukanya-class OPV; INS Tir; Sandhayak-class survey ship
Oerlikon 20mm Autocannon 20
CRN-91 Indien Autocannon 30 Shardul-class LST, Mk. IV LCU; ASW SWC-class corvette; All patrol vessels; INS Aditya; INS Tir
AK-630 USSR CIWS 30 INS Vikrant, INS Vikramaditya aircraft carriers; INS Jalashwa LPD; All destroyers; Brahmaputra, Talwar (except INS Talwar, INS Tabar), Shivalik, Niligiri-class frigates; All corvettes; Deepak-class fleet tanker; Sandhayak-class survey vessel
AK-230 USSR CIWS 30
Kashtan USSR CIWS 30 INS Talwar, INS Tabar

ASW rocket launchers[edit]

An image of Talwar-class frigate INS Tabar firing an RBU-6000 rockets.
Talwar-class frigate INS Tabar firing an RBU-6000.
Name Origin Caliber (mm) Platforms Notes
RBU-6000 USSR 213 All active destroyers; Talwar, Shivalik, Niligiri-class frigates; Kamorta-class corvette DRDO developed Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) has an enhanced of 8900 m as compared to RGB-60 rocket (5500 m).[9]
RBU-12000 USSR 251.7 Abhay-class corvette Only ship in service is INS Abhay; to be retired by 2025
RBU-1000 USSR 300 K.A. [citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gady, Franz-Stefan. "Germany to Upgrade Two Indian Attack Submarines". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "India – AGM-84L Harpoon Block II Missiles". Defense Security Cooperation Agency. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "'Used By Israel On Iranian Targets': Indian Air Force, Navy Induct 250 Km Range Supersonic 'Rampage' Missiles". Times Now. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ^ "A244". Weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ "SET-65". Weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Type 53-65". Weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Short on Torpedoes -". Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ^ SUBRAMANIAN, T. S. "Underwater might". Frontline. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Anti-submarine rockets developed by 2 Pune labs successfully tested from INS Chennai". The Indian Express. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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