Indian Naval Ship, INS KILTAN arrived at Chattogram Monday for a three day goodwill visit. Aas part of the ongoing close cooperation between the Navies of Bangladesh and India.
The ship given a warm welcome by the Bangladesh Navy.
INS Kiltan is the third ship of P28 class Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes, indigenously built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
At 110 m and displacing 3000 tons, she is the 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.
The ship named after the island of ‘Kiltan’ – a beautiful coral island among the Lakshadweep Islands.
The ship’s motto has derived from the Sanskrit shloka ‘Shrir Vijayo Bhutir Dhruva’, which means ‘Victory and Glory Always’.
Naval cooperation between India and Bangladesh is an important pillar of bilateral defence cooperation.
Regular exchange of ship visits has played an important role in strengthening mutual trust and understanding between the two Navies.