Project 18

	Next Generation Destroyer (NGD)
Class overview
Name:	Project 18-class
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	class
Cost:	₹90,000 crore (US$13 billion) for Eight ships (FY 2022); ₹10,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) per ship (FY 2022);
Planned:	5-10
General characteristics
Type:	Next Generation Guided missile destroyer
Displacement:	13,000 t (13,000 long tons)
Length:	185 m (606 ft 11 in)
Beam:	25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Draft:	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	COGAG; 4 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines 15,200 shp (11,300 kW) ×4; 4 × GE LM2500+G4 35,320 shp (26,340 kW)×4; 6 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators;
Speed:	In excess of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance:	45 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried:	4 × RHIB
Crew:	400 (70 officers + 330 sailors)
Sensors and ; processing systems:	Radar :-; DRDO LRMFR AESA radar; Indra LTR-25 'Lanza' L-Band surface-search radar; Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band surface-search radar; Sonar :-; BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar; BEL Nagin active towed-array sonar; Combat Suite :-; "Combat Management System" (CMS);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys:	DRDO Shakti EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)); DRDO Nayan COMINT suite; Decoys :-; 8 x Kavach decoy launchers; 4 x Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems;
Armament:	Missiles ; 144 VLS × Mix of; XRSAM Long Range surface-to-air missiles; Barak 8 Long Range surface-to-air missiles; VL-SRSAM surface-to-air missiles (quad-pack); BrahMos Land-attack missiles, anti-ship missiles; Nirbhay Land-attack missiles; SMART (missile); Guns :-; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun; 4 x AK-630M CIWS ; 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun;
Aircraft carried:	2 × HAL Dhruv MkIII (or) MH-60R(Romeo)
Aviation facilities:	Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.

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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 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.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND CAPABILITY ROADMAP (TPCR) - 2018" (PDF). mod.gov.in.
↑ "Project 18: India's next generation destroyer will be the most powerful in the world - Defence View". 17 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

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[1] "TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND CAPABILITY ROADMAP (TPCR) - 2018" (PDF). mod.gov.in.

[2] "Project 18: India's next generation destroyer will be the most powerful in the world - Defence View". 17 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

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Class overview
Next Generation Destroyer (NGD)
Name:	Project 18-class
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	class
Cost:	₹90,000 crore (US$13 billion) for Eight ships (FY 2022) ₹10,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) per ship (FY 2022)
Planned:	5-10
General characteristics
Type:	Next Generation Guided missile destroyer
Displacement:	13,000 t (13,000 long tons)
Length:	185 m (606 ft 11 in)
Beam:	25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Draft:	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	COGAG 4 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines 15,200 shp (11,300 kW) ×4 4 × GE LM2500+G4 35,320 shp (26,340 kW)×4 6 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators
Speed:	In excess of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance:	45 days
Boats & landing craft carried:	4 × RHIB
Crew:	400 (70 officers + 330 sailors)
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar :- DRDO LRMFR AESA radar Indra LTR-25 'Lanza' L-Band surface-search radar Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band surface-search radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar BEL Nagin active towed-array sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS)
Electronic warfare & decoys:	DRDO Shakti EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) DRDO Nayan COMINT suite Decoys :- 8 x Kavach decoy launchers 4 x Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems
Armament:	Missiles 144 VLS × Mix of XRSAM Long Range surface-to-air missiles Barak 8 Long Range surface-to-air missiles VL-SRSAM surface-to-air missiles (quad-pack) BrahMos Land-attack missiles, anti-ship missiles Nirbhay Land-attack missiles SMART (missile) Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 4 x AK-630M CIWS 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun
Aircraft carried:	2 × HAL Dhruv MkIII (or) MH-60R(Romeo)
Aviation facilities:	Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.