Indian Naval ship INS Kiltan arrives at Chattogram

Naval cooperation between Bangladesh, India “important pillar” of bilateral defence cooperation

DHAKA
June 19, 2023, 04:38 PM
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DHAKA
Publish- June 19, 2023, 04:38 PM
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Indian Naval ship INS Kiltan arrives at Chattogram

Indian Naval Ship, INS Kiltan arrived at Chattogram on Monday on a three-day goodwill visit as part of the ongoing close cooperation between the Navies of Bangladesh and India.

The ship was given a warm welcome by the Bangladesh Navy.

Naval cooperation between Bangladesh and India is an important pillar of the bilateral defence cooperation, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

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Regular exchange of ship visits has played an important role in strengthening mutual trust and understanding between the two Navies, it said.

INS Kiltan is the third ship of P 28 class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes, indigenously built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.

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At 110 m and displacing 3000 tons, she is Indian Navy’s largest corvette. The ship incorporates advanced stealth features like superstructure made of carbon fibre and has an advanced suite of weapons and sensors which help her in carrying out her role of a ‘submarine hunter’ effectively.

She is also capable of carrying an ASW role helicopter.

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The ship is named after the island of ‘Kiltan’ - a beautiful coral island among the Lakshadweep Islands.

The ship’s motto is derived from the Sanskrit shloka ‘Shrir Vijayo Bhutir Dhruva’, which means ‘Victory and Glory Always’.