Indian Navy to induct stealth technologies for ship design and manufacture

Vishakapatnam: Stealth technology for indigenous warships, intended to help evade detection by enemy ships and submarines will be handed over to the Indian Navy in Vishakapatnam on Wednesday.

The stealth technology, will be handed over by A Sivathanu Pillai, chief controller (R&D), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), to Vice Admiral DSP Varma, chief of materials at the Naval Headquarters.

The Vishakapatnam-based Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) has developed the technologies.

''These technologies are aimed for use in modern warships under design and construction. NSTL has nurtured these technologies in the recent past and is progressing strongly towards self-reliance in this critical arena,'' a defence ministry release said Tuesday.

''Warship technology is a multi-disciplinary field covering different aspects such as acoustics and electro-magnetics covering a wide band of frequencies. An inter-disciplinary and holistic approach has been adopted in developing these products,'' the release added.

NSTL has developed a number of products to avert damages to naval ships in enemy attacks.

Among the products developed are acoustics enclosures, acoustic silencers, double stage vibration isolation systems, radar transparent ladders, stanchions, camouflage screens, and composite blowers.

''All these products were subjected to extensive laboratory and shipboard evaluations. After successful evaluations, these products have been accepted for induction into the Indian Navy,'' the release said.