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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Class of stealth guided missile destroyers}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}<br />
{|{{Infobox ship begin}}<br />
{{Infobox ship image<br />
| image = [[File:Next Generation Destroyer.png|200px]]<br />
| Ship caption = '''[[Next Generation Destroyer (NGD)]]'''<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox ship class overview<br />
| Name = ''Project 18''-class<br />
| Builders = <br />
| Operators = {{navy|India}}<br />
| Class before = {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|4}}<br />
| Class after = <br />
| In commission range = <br />
| Total ships building = <br />
| Total ships planned = 5-10<br />
| Total ships completed = <br />
| Total ships active = <br />
| Cost = *{{INRConvert|90000|c|year=2022|lk=on}} for Eight ships (FY 2022)<br />
*{{INRConvert|10000|c|year=2022|lk=on}} per ship (FY 2022)<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox ship characteristics<br />
| Ship type = Next Generation [[Guided missile destroyer]]<br />
| Ship displacement = {{convert|13000|t|LT|lk=on|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship length = {{convert|185|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship beam = {{convert|25|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship draft = {{convert|7.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| Ship propulsion = *[[Combined gas and gas|COGAG]]<br />
*4 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines {{convert|15200|shp|abbr=on}} ×4<br />
* 4 × [[General Electric|GE]] [[General Electric LM2500|LM2500+]]G4 {{convert|35320|shp|abbr=on}}×4<br />
*6 × 1 MWe [[Wärtsilä]] WCM-1000 generator sets driving [[Cummins]] KTA50G3 engines and [[Kirloskar Group|Kirloskar]] 1 MV AC generators<br />
| Ship sail plan = <br />
| Ship speed = In excess of {{convert|35|kn|lk=in}}<br />
| Ship range = {{cvt|5000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|18|kn}}<br />
| Ship endurance = 45 days<br />
| Ship test depth = <br />
| Ship boats = 4 × [[Rigid inflatable boat|RHIB]]<br />
| Ship capacity = <br />
| Ship troops = <br />
| Ship complement = <br />
| Ship crew = 400 (70 officers + 330 sailors)<br />
| Ship time to activate = <br />
| Ship sensors = *'''Radar :-'''<br />
*[[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] LRMFR [[Active Electronically Scanned Array|AESA]] [[radar]]<br />
*[[Indra Sistemas|Indra LTR-25 'Lanza']] [[L band|L-Band]] [[surface-search radar]]<br />
*[[Terma A/S|Terma]]/[[Tata Advanced Systems|Tata]] Scanter-6002 [[X band|X-Band]] [[surface-search radar]]<br />
*'''Sonar :-'''<br />
*[[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] HUMSA-NG active/passive [[sonar]]<br />
*[[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] ''Nagin'' [[Towed array sonar|active towed-array sonar]]<br />
*'''Combat Suite :-'''<br />
*"Combat Management System" (CMS)<br />
| Ship EW = *[[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] ''Shakti'' [[Electronic warfare|EW suite]] (equipped with [[Electronic warfare support measures|ESM]]/[[Electronic countermeasure|ECM]] and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS))<br />
*[[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] ''Nayan'' [[Signals intelligence|COMINT]] suite<br />
*'''Decoys :-'''<br />
*8 x [[Kavach (anti-missile system)|Kavach]] decoy launchers<br />
*4 x [[Maareech ATDS|Maareech]] [[Torpedo defence|torpedo-countermeasure]] systems<br />
| Ship armament = *'''Missiles '''<br />
*144 [[Vertical launching system|VLS]] × Mix of<br />
*[[XRSAM]] Long Range [[surface-to-air missile]]s<br />
*[[Barak 8]] Long Range [[surface-to-air missile]]s<br />
*[[VL-SRSAM]] [[surface-to-air missile]]s (quad-pack)<br />
*[[BrahMos]] [[Land-attack missile]]s, [[anti-ship missile]]s<br />
*[[Nirbhay]] [[Land-attack missile]]s<br />
*[[SMART (missile)]]<br />
*'''Guns :-'''<br />
*1 × [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] [[Naval artillery|naval gun]]<br />
*4 x [[AK-630|AK-630M]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]] <br />
*2 x [[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli|OFT]] 12.7 mm M2 [[Remote controlled weapon station|Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun]]<br />
| Ship armour = <br />
| Ship armor = <br />
| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[HAL Dhruv]] MkIII (or) [[MH-60R]](Romeo)<br />
| Ship aircraft facilities = *Enclosed helicopter [[hangar]] and [[flight deck]] capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.<br />
}}<br />
|}<br />
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The '''Project 18''' is a class of Next Generation Stealth Guided Missile Destroyers ('''NGD''') designed for the [[Indian Navy]]. They are projected to be the replacement of the [[Rajput-class destroyer|Rajput-class guided-missile destroyers]]. Recently, the Indian Navy has showcased the design for the destroyer in a promotional video, revealing its planned specifications.The ships have been designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and a total of 5-10 ships has been planned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/tpcr.pdf|title=TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND CAPABILITY ROADMAP (TPCR) - 2018|website=mod.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-17 |title=Project 18: India's next generation destroyer will be the most powerful in the world - Defence View |url=https://www.defenceview.in/project-18-indias-next-generation-destroyer-will-be-the-most-powerful-in-the-world/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Destroyers of India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Navy]]<br />
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