A disarmed Godavari-class guided missile frigate was sunk.
New Delhi:
In a video released by the Indian Navy, an old, disarmed Godavari-class guided missile frigate was sunk by an anti-ship missile fired by the INS Prabal, a corvette.
According to the Navy, “ the missile steered with deadly precision at maximum range, sinking the target ship. The Prabal is armed with 16 Russian-made KH-35 “ Uran ” anti-ship missiles, which are said to have maximum range. of about 130 kilometers.
The India-made Godavari-class frigates of the Indian Navy, one of which has been sunk today, first entered service in the Indian Navy in 1983. The frigates of this class, three of which were built, had a significant native warship design and combined, Russian and Western weapon systems.
Two of the class ships, the lead frigate, Godavari and the second in the class, Ganga, were decommissioned in 2015 and 2018 respectively. It is believed that one of these two ships was sunk during these exercises.
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