Modern Indian Navy

Inheritance of the cold war fleet 1990

The 2000s expansion Program

New Challenges

Current Organization

Current Organization

Indian Marines

Indian Naval Air Force

Weapons Systems

Submarine-launched ballistic missiles:

Sagarika SLBM
K4 SLBM (deployed on Arihant-class submarine for trials)
K-5 SLBM (Under development)
K-6 SLBM (Under development)

Ship launched ballistic missiles:

Dhanush

Cruise/anti-ship missiles

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is becoming the primary anti-ship missile of the Indian Navy.
BrahMos Hypersonic Cruise Missile (Under development)
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
3M-54E/3M-14E Klub Anti-Ship/Land Attack Cruise Missile (SS-N-27 Sizzler)
Kh-35 (SS-N-25 SwitchBlade)
P-20 (SS-N-2D Styx)
Sea Eagle missile
Harpoon (missile)
Exocet missile (Used by Kalvari class)
NASM-SR(Under development)

Air to air missiles

Derby missile
R-73 missile
R-77 missile
Astra

Surface to air missiles

VL-SRSAM
Barak 1 – Being replaced by VL-SRSAM missile.
Barak 8
SA-N-12 (SA-17 Grizzly)
SA-N-11 (SA-19 Grison)
SA-N-7 (SA-11 Gadfly)
SA-N-5
SA-N-4 (OSA-M)
SA-N-1 (S-125M)
SA-16 (Igla MANPAD)
VL-SRSAM

Torpedoes:

Varunastra advanced heavyweight torpedo of the Indian Navy.
Whitehead A244-S anti-submarine torpedo
APR-3E torpedo
CET-65E torpedo
Type 53-65KE torpedo (passive wake homing)
TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active and passive homing torpedo
AEG-SUT Mod-1 wire-guided, active/passive homing torpedo
DM2A4 Seahake torpedo
Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena
Varunastra
Takshak (under development)

Main guns:

A-190(E) 100mm
100mm AK-100 naval gun
AK-176-M 76mm gun
AK-76/62 76mm gun
Twin mount gun (76mm)
OTO Melara Otobreda 76 mm gun
Mk.6 Vickers 114mm gun
Bofors 40mm/57mm/60mm guns
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon (for patrol boats)
CRN-91 30 mm cannon (for patrol boats)

Air defence guns:

AK-630 six-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun
AK-230 twin 30 mm gun
CADS-N-1 Kashtan

ASW rocket launchers:

RBU-6000
RBU-6000 (RPK-8)
RBU-12000 (UDAV-1)
RBU-1000
GSh-30-1

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Nomenclature of the modern Indian Navy

Capital Ships

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Submarines

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Destroyers

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Frigates

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Corvettes

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OPVs/PVs

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Amphibious/Assault Forces

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Auxiliaries

Deepak class Replenishment oiler INS Deepak (A50) Italy 27,500 tonnes
INS Shakti (A57)
Aditya class INS Aditya Replenishment oiler & Repair ship INS Aditya (A59) India 24,612 tonnes
Jyoti class INS Jyoti Replenishment oiler INS Jyoti (A58) Russia 35,900 tonnes
Ambika class High sulphur diesel oiler INS Ambika India
1,000 tonnes
Research, survey and tracking vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (10)
Anvesh class Missile range instrumentation vessel/ Floating Test Range INS Anvesh (A41) India 11,300 tonnes Serves as a sea-based platform for Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme[19]
Dhruv class Missile range instrumentation vessel INS Dhruv (A40) India 15,000 tonnes [20]
Sagardhwani class Research vessel INS Sagardhwani (A74) India 2,050 tonnes
Sandhayak class Survey vessel INS Nirupak (J20) India 1,800 tonnes Nirdeshak and Sandhayak decommissioned in 2014 and 2021 respectively.[21]
INS Investigator (J15)
INS Jamuna (J16)
INS Sutlej (J17)
INS Darshak (J21)
INS Sarvekshak (J22)
Makar class INS Makar Survey vessel INS Makar (J31) India 500 tonnes
Support ships
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (7)
Nicobar class Troopship INS Andamans Poland 19,000 tonnes [22][23][24]
INS Nicobar
Nireekshak class Diving support vessel INS Nireekshak (A15) India 2,160 tonnes
Astradharani class Torpedo recovery vessel INS Astradharani (A61) India 650 tonnes [25][26]
Dredger 1 class Dredging vessel Dredger 1 India Ship built by Tebma Shipyard Limited and inducted on 25 March 2015.[27]
DSAR class Deep-submergence rescue vehicle DSAR – 1 United Kingdom 25 tonnes [28][29]
DSAR – 2
Training vessels
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (6)
Tir class Training vessel INS Tir (A86) India 3,200 tonnes
Tarangini class INS Tarangini Training vessel (sail) INS Tarangini (A75) India 500 tonnes
INS Sudarshini (A77)
Varuna class Training vessel (sail) INS Varuna India 110 tonnes
Mhadei class Training boat (sail) INSV Mhadei (A76) India 23 tonnes Has been used for solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation under sail two times.[30][31]
INSV Tarini
Tugboats
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (24)
Gaj class Ocean-going tugboat INS Gaj India 560 tonnes
IRS class Ocean-going tugboat INS Himmat India 472 tonnes 50 tonne bollard pull tugs[32][33]
INS Dhiraj
INS Sahas
INS Veeran
Madan Singh class Tugboat INS Madan Singh India 382 tonnes
INS Shambhu Singh
Bhim class Tugboat INS Bhim India 373 tonnes
INS Balshil
INS Ajral
Nakul class Tugboat INS Nakul India 373 tonnes
INS Arjun
B.C. Dutt class Tugboat INS B. C. Dutt India 355 tonnes
INS Tarafdar
Arga class Tugboat INS Arga India 239 tonnes
INS Bali
INS Anup
Balram class Tugboat INS Balram India 216 tonnes
INS Bajrang
Bahadur class Tugboat INS Bahadur India 100 tonnes
Anand class Tugboat INS Anand India 100 tonnes
Buland class Tugboat INS Balwan India 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[34][35][36]
INS Sahayak
INS Buland
Sarthi class Tugboat INS Sarthi India 25 tonne bollard pull tugs[37]
Miscellaneous
Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement Note
Active (26)
Manoram class Small ferryboat INS Manoram India 578 tonnes
INS Vihar
INS Ankola
Shalimar class Small ferryboat INS Neelam India 218 tonnes
INS Mohini
GSL class Small ferryboat INS Manohar India 175 tonnes
INS Modak
INS Mangal
INS Madhur
INS Manorama
INS Manjula
Hooghly class Fuel carrier (barge) INS ??? India 1,700 tonnes
INS ???
INS ???
INS ???
Modest class Fuel carrier (barge) INS Purak India 731 tonnes
INS Puran
Poshak class Fuel carrier (barge) INS Poshak India 671 tonnes
Vipul class Water carrier (barge) INS Pamba India 598 tonnes
INS Pulakesin-1
INS Ambuda
Corporated class Sullage (barge) INS SB-II India 220 tonnes
INS SB-II
INS SB-V
INS SB-VII
Floating Dock Navy 1 (FDN-1)
Floating dock Floating Dock (FDN-1) Japan Lifting capacity of 11,500 tonnes.[38][39]
Floating Dock Navy 2 (FDN-2) Floating dock Floating Dock (FDN-2) India Lifting capacity of 8,000 tonnes.[40]