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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4
Kolkata-class destroyerlarger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Kolkata-class destroyer |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Kolkata class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Indian Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
163 m (534 ft 9 in)[source]
full load
Single source7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons) full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2003–2015[source]
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2014–present[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile destroyer[source] |
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| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | Radar :- IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-band AESA multi-function radar Thales LW-08 D-band air search radar Indra - TASL Lanza-N L-band air surveillance radar (INS Kolkata) Garpun Bal (3TS-25E) radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar BEL Nagin active towed array sonar Combat Suite :- BEL EMCCA Mk4 combat management system[source] |
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| Armament | 1 x AK-176 76 mm gun 1 x AK-630 30 mm CIWS 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship missiles 8 x Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles ( Ship 381 ) 8 x VCM-01 anti-ship missiles (from A2 onward) 1 x 9K38 Igla MANPADS[source] | Anti-air warfare :- 4 × 8-cell VLS , for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 4 x AK-630 CIWS[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Mazagon Dock Limited[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Delhi class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Visakhapatnam class[source] |
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| Cost | — | ₹ 11,662 crore (equivalent to ₹ 190 billion or US$1.9 billion in 2023) for three ships (FY 2014) ₹ 3,887 crore (equivalent to ₹ 62 billion or US$640 million in 2023) per ship (FY 2014)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | BEL Ellora electronic support measures Decoys :- 4 × Kavach decoy launchers 2 × Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 × Westland Sea King , Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk or HAL Dhruv helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Dual Enclosed hangar[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] |
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