Rajput class destroyer
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The Rajput class guided-missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy
are modified versions of Soviet Kashin class destroyers. They are also known as Kashin-II class. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union after considerable Indian design modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator, as well as major changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India in the 1980s.
Rajput class destroyers were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile systems. The systems were deployed during a mid-life refit of the ships. The missile system has 8 missiles with bow mounted launchers.
INS Ranvijay was deployed with updated vertical launchers for the BrahMos missile.
The Rajput class inherit their anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare roles for carrier task force defense against submarines, low-flying aircraft, and cruise missiles from the Kashin class.
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
are modified versions of Soviet Kashin class destroyers. They are also known as Kashin-II class. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union after considerable Indian design modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator, as well as major changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India in the 1980s.
Rajput class destroyers were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos
BrahMos
BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace...
supersonic cruise missile systems. The systems were deployed during a mid-life refit of the ships. The missile system has 8 missiles with bow mounted launchers.
INS Ranvijay was deployed with updated vertical launchers for the BrahMos missile.
The Rajput class inherit their anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare roles for carrier task force defense against submarines, low-flying aircraft, and cruise missiles from the Kashin class.
Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Commissioned | Status |
| INS Rajput INS Rajput (D51) INS Rajput is a guided-missile destroyer and the lead ship of the Rajput class destroyers of the Indian Navy. It was commissioned on September 30, 1980.... |
D51 | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant | 30 September 1980 | Active |
| INS Rana INS Rana (D52) INS Rana is the second of the five Rajput class destroyers built for the Indian Navy. INS Rana was commissioned on 28 June 1982... |
D52 | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant | 28 June 1982 | Active |
| INS Ranjit | D53 | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant | 28 November 1983 | Active |
| INS Ranvir | D54 | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant | 28 October 1986 | Active |
| INS Ranvijay | D55 | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant | 15 January 1988 | Active |