Navy Warship INS Kora successfully test-fires anti-ship missile at 'maximum range', hits target with pinpoint accuracy

The Indian Navy on Friday successfully test-fired an  Anti-Ship Missile (AShM) from its Guided Missile Corvette INS Kora.

The Indian Navy tweeted pictures displaying the missile hitting the target ship at “maximum range’’ with pinpoint accuracy. The pictures showed the target ship blowing up in smoke as soon as it came in contact with the missile.

#AShM fired by #IndianNavy's Guided Missile Corvette #INSKora hits the target at max range with precise accuracy in #BayofBengal.
Target ship severely damaged & in flames.#IndianNavy #MissionDeployed & #CombatReady.#StrikeFirst #StrikeHard #StrikeSure#हरकामदेशकेनाम pic.twitter.com/EJwlAcN781

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) October 30, 2020

It may be noted that the Indian Navy had recently released a video showing an Anti-Ship Missile fired from Missile Corvette INS Prabal hitting and sinking a target ship with deadly accuracy at maximum range. 

Meanwhile, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette "INS Kavaratti" was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy.

Kavaratti has state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite capable of detecting and prosecuting submarines. In addition to its anti-submarine warfare capability, the ship also has a credible self-defence capability and good endurance for long-range deployments.

According to the Indian Navy, touted as a potent Stealth ASW Corvette, Kavaratti is indigenously designed by the Indian Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, and portrays the growing capability of the Indian Navy, GRSE and the nation in becoming self-reliant through indigenization, thus, accentuating our national objective of "Atmanirbhar Bharat".

The ship has up to 90 percent indigenous content and the use of carbon composites for the superstructure is a commendable feat achieved in Indian shipbuilding. The ship's weapons and sensors suite is predominantly indigenous and showcases the nation's growing capability in this niche area.