INS Rajput (D51)

INS "Rajput" (D51) is the lead ship of the Rajput Class destroyers of the Indian Navy was commissioned on September 30, 1980. INS Rajput serves as a trial platform for the BrahMos cruise missile. The 4 P-20M single launchers (port and starboard) have been replaced by two boxed launchers. Each box has 4 cells. A new variant of the Prithvi-III missile was test fired from the ship in March 2007. [ [http://www.domain-b.com/aero/20070331_fired.htm domain-b.com: Dhanush, naval surface-to-surface missile, test fired successfully ] ] The ship is capable of hitting land targets with the Brahmos land attack cruise missile. The missile fired from the ship destroys the right target from a group of targets demonstrating precision hit capability. [ [http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36060 BRAHMOS NAVAL VERSION TESTED SUCCESSFULLY] ]

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* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Rajput.html RAJPUT {KASHIN II} CLASS] & Bharat Rakshak] .
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