INS AIRAVAT | UPSC
HEADLINES:
OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU – INS AIRAVAT BRINGS BACK 198 INDIAN CITIZENS FROM MALDIVES
WHY IN NEWS:
Hot from PIB !
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3:Defence
LEARNING:
For PRELIMS go through class , features and keep an eye on recent missions ! Let us dive in !
ISSUE:
INS AIRAVAT
CLASS :
INS Airavat is the third Shardul-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy.
BACKGROUND :
She began sea trials in July 2008 after completing basin trials in May.
COMMISSIONED ON :
She was commissioned at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam on 19 May 2009.
NAMING :
BUILT BY :
- INS Airavat was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Kolkata at Yard 3016.
- Primary suppliers for her equipment are Bharat Electronics Limited, Kirloskar, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Keltron and the Godrej Group.
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT :
Safety features include :
- Anti-roll flume stabilisation system,
- Smoke curtains to impede spreading of smoke and toxic gases in case of fire.
- Battle damage control systems.
INS Airavat primarily designed for:
- Amphibious assault operations
- Humanitarian assistance & disaster relief (HADR) during natural disasters
- Stern refuelling for other naval vessels.
MISSION DEPLOYMENTS
- On 11 July 2011, INS Airavat made a goodwill visit to Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
- Between 19 and 28 July 2011, she made courtesy calls at Nha Trang and Hai Phong in Vietnam.
- On 1 May 2016, INS Airavat arrived at Brunei to participate in the ADMM Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus) Exercise on Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism.
IASbhai WINDUP:
With this evacuation, the Indian Navy has repatriated 3305 Indian nationals from Maldives, Sri Lanka and Iran during the ongoing pandemic.
SOURCES: PIB | INS AIRAVAT | UPSC
DISCOVER MORE : Important Defence Issues for UPSC Prelims 2020
If you liked this article, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel for Daily Current Affairs , Editorial Analysis & Answer writing video tutorials. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook.
