INS Surat Successfully Conducts Missile Test in Arabian Sea:

INS Surat, an indigenously developed guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy, successfully executed a surface-to-air missile engagement with a naval target in the Arabian Sea. The advancement took place on Thursday and featured the vessel’s advanced missile firing techniques.

This comes a couple of days after the unfortunate incident in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 people were killed, mostly being tourists. The Navy, however, showcased operational preparedness and the appropriate response technologies in use.

Purpose of the Test and Advanced Strategic Military Capabilities

As part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen national defence, the Indian Navy marked the test on their official handle on X, contrasting remarks as boasting National Security without further clarifying his statement. The spokesperson highlighted the successful precision strike with the MRSAM system saying it “counters AatmaNirbhar Bharat’s self-sustaining motto coming with overzealous pride losing vision to reality landing now where aid assistance is conflict people propelling the P2A pose scenario."

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INS Surat: Attributes and Indigineous Capability

Like the other three ships in the P15B Guided Missile Destroyer Project, INS Surat is regarded as one of the most sophisticated naval destroyers in the world. The ship is compliant with the Make in India scheme having 75 percent indigenious content.

For its operational role in maritime security, the indigenously procured advanced weapon-sensor systems and networks centric warfare capabilities enable positive control of combat scenarios.