MilitaryAnvesh
Tracking Shipconfirmed
INS Anvesh, is a missile range instrumentation ship (also termed as a Floating Test Range (FTR)) built for the Indian Navy. The ship is a project of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The ship was conceived to serve as a sea-based platform for India's ballistic missile defence program and consists of 4 Ship Launch System (SLS) VLS for the same purpose. The Phase II of the BMD envisages intercepting and destroying enemy missile up to range of 5,000 kilometers by kinetic force with the FTR allowing live testing of the interdictor missiles and not computer simulations.
Specifications
| Type | Tracking Ship |
| Origin | India |
| Manufacturer | Cochin Shipyard Limited |
| Introduced | 2022 |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 118.4 m |
| Speed | 18.5 kn |
| Crew | 165 |
| Displacement | 11,300 t |
| Endurance | 45 days |
| Main armament | 4 x Ship Launch Systems for BMD test missiles |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | confirmed |
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