The Project-18 class Destroyer would be the next generation destroyers and they would be the successor of Visakhapatnam class destroyers (Project-15B). They will be a class of stealth guilded missile destroyers planned for the Indian Navy.
The Project-18 class ships will have a displacement of 9000 tonnes. Kakinda Shipyard in collaboration with Mazgaon docks and L&T will kell for the destroyer. DRDO in collaboration with BEL will be designing thr next generation of radar system.
Project-18 class destroyers will have the following armaments:
☆ BrahMos II hypersonic cruise missile
☆ Anti-Ballistic missile defence system
☆ Electromagnetic Railgun
☆ Laser-based CIWS (300 kW laser)
The ship would be powered by new gas turbine being developed by DRDO and L&T. The planned gas turbine will deliver power upto 36 MW, and the destroyer will have 2 of these to deliver a power of 72 MW.
Project-18 aims to launch the lead ship in 2028. DRDO has spared US $1.5 billion for the development of the programme.
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