Khukri-class corvette

INS Kuthar
Class overview
NameKhukri class
Builders
Operators
Preceded byVeer class
Succeeded byKora class
In commission1989–present
Planned4
Completed4
Active
Retired1
Preserved1
General characteristics [1]
TypeCorvette
Displacement1,423 short tons (1,291 t) (full load)
Length91.1 m (299 ft)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick/Kirloskar 18 PA6V 280 diesel engines (14,400 PS; 10,600 kW); 2 shafts
Speed24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement112 including 12 officers
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MR-352 (NATO: Cross Dome) E/F-band air search radar
  • Granit Garpun B (NATO: Plank Shave) I-band air and surface search radar
  • MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire control radar
  • BEL 1245 I-band navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
  • 4 × P-15 Termit (NATO: SS-N-2D Mod 1 Styx) missile launchers
  • SA-N-5 Grail launcher for air defence missiles
  • 1 × AK-176 76 mm 60-cal main gun
  • 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun
Aircraft carried1 × HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv

The Khukri-class corvette is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.[citation needed]

The first two were ordered in December 1983 and the remaining in 1985. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content.[1] The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.

Four ships of the class were built. As of July 2023, two ships remain in service in the Indian Navy, and a third one has been donated to the Vietnam People's Navy.

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