5 frontline guided-missile destroyers have been deployed to secure the Arabian Sea after an attack on MV Chem Pluto off Gujarat coast
Indian Navy has sent INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, INS Mormugao, INS Chennai and INS Visakhapatnam to the Arabian Sea
Kolkata is on Red Sea mouth, Kochi is south of Yemen Socotra Island, Mormugao is in west, Visakhapatnam & Chennai are patrolling north & Centre
Commissioned in 2021, it is lead ship of Visakhapatnam class destroyer. With 8000 nautical miles range, it is most technologically advanced ship
Armed with modern weapons, sensors that work in all 3 dimensions, INS Kolkata is 1st ship of indigenously designed & built Project 15A class destroyer
Commissioned in 2022, warship has multidimensional combat capabilities. With about 300 personnel, it has combination of firepower, stealth & mobility
Third & last ship of Kolkata-class destroyer. Commissioned in 2016, the warship is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological & chemical warfare
Commissioned in 2015, INS Kochi, 2nd of Kolkata destroyer, has built-in advanced stealth features. It is equipped to operate 2 Chetak helicopters