INS Dhruv: India's first Nuclear Missile Tracking Ship

By Dhruv Kumar|Updated : September 21st, 2021

INS Dhruv, India's first ballistic missile and satellite monitoring ship, was just launched. It is a 10,000-tonne vessel that will be launched from Visakhapatnam in southern India. According to reports, the ship would be launched in front of senior officials from the Indian Navy, the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), and the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

INS Dhruv, India's first ballistic missile and satellite monitoring ship, was just launched. It is a 10,000-tonne vessel that will be launched from Visakhapatnam in southern India. According to reports, the ship would be launched in front of senior officials from the Indian Navy, the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO), and the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

About INS Dhruv

  • The Indian Navy's newest weapon will be the INS Dhruv. It was constructed by Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with DRDO and NTRO.
  • Dhruv would be the first ship in the Indian Navy capable of tracking nuclear missiles across large distances. In addition, the INS Dhruv will be able to map ocean floors for the study and detection of hostile submarines.
  • Because of the ship's capabilities, India will be able to assess the enemy's genuine missile capability when they test their ballistic missile.
  • China has adopted a "sea-based military strategy," and the addition of the INS Dhruv allows the Indian Navy to better strategize in all areas of naval warfare.

Why INS Dhruv is crucial to India?

  • INS Dhruv is India's first navy vessel capable of long-range tracking of nuclear missiles. This is significant in light of the growing threat of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in the Indo-Pacific area.
  • Long-range radars, dome-shaped tracking antennae, and modern electronics are installed on the 10,000-tonne vessel.
  • According to sources, the ship can provide early warning of assaults by ballistic missiles launched from Pakistan and China.
  • The INS Dhruv has the ability to map ocean beds in order to conduct research and locate hostile submarines.
  • The ship will track India's nuclear missiles and it is staffed by the Indian Navy troops from the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).
  • After the introduction of this ship, India will join a select group of countries that have such specialized boats, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China.

The following are the main features of INS Dhruv:

  • The nuclear missile tracking ship, constructed by the Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with that of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the NTRO (National Technical Research Organisation), is expected to be commissioned in Visakhapatnam by the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
  • According to reports, the INS Dhruv could provide early warning of attacks by ballistic missiles launched from Pakistan & China.
  • VC-11184 was the code name for the satellite and ballistic missile tracking ships.
  • It has a length of 175 meters, a beam of 22 meters, and a draught of six meters, with a top speed of 21 knots. It is powered by three 1200 kilowatt auxiliary generators and two imported 9,000 kilowatts combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) configuration engines.
  • Long-range radars, dome-shaped tracking antennae, and modern electronics are installed on the 10,000-tonne vessel.
  • The INS Dhruv also has the ability to map ocean floors in order to conduct research and locate hostile submarines.
  • The ship is fitted with a state-of-the-art AESA (Active Scanned Array Radar) created by the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) that can scan and monitor spy satellites looking over India as well as missile tests around the region.
  • According to reports, the INS Dhruv will provide assistance to the Indian Navy in better strategizing its military operations over all three aspects of naval warfare – sub-surface, surface, as well as aerial – as both China and Pakistan, have nuclear missile capabilities and land disputes with India.
  • According to reports, INS Dhruv will even assist in monitoring the flight trajectories as well as telemetry data of India's Agni land-based missiles & 'K' series of submarine-launched ballistic missiles during the trials.

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