Indian Navy commissioned the indigenously-built stealth-guided missile destroyer INS Imphal on December 26.
Warship commissioned in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and will join the Western Naval Command soon.
It's the first warship to have been named after a city from the Northeastern region, approved by the President in April 2019.
INS Imphal is a potent and versatile platform equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including surface-to-air missiles.
The missile destroyer is constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
The ship is fitted with a modern surveillance radar which provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems of the ship.
The INS Imphal is equipped with BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles, with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes and overall length of 164 m.
INS Imphal is powered by Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion.