Project 18

	Next Generation Destroyer (NGD)
Class overview
Name	Project 18-class
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Visakhapatnam class
Cost	₹50,000 crore (US$6.3 billion) for five ships (FY 2022); ₹10,000 crore (US$1.3 billion) per ship (FY 2022);
Planned	10 (batches)
General characteristics
Type	Next Generation Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	14,000 t (15,000 short 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 ; 2 x Quad-canister launchers; 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.

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]

Armament

The Project 18 Next Generation Stealth Guided Missile Destroyers (NGD) will be the most heavily armed warships of the Indian Navy's history of warships. These vessels will not only field land attack cruise missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles, surface to air missiles but will also field anti ballistic missiles on the line of US Navy's (Arleigh Burke-class destroyer) which fields (RIM-161 Standard Missile 3). These destroyers will have 2 x Quad-canister launchers, 144 VLS with a Mix of XRSAM Long Range surface-to-air missiles, Barak 8 Long Range surface-to-air missiles, and VL-SRSAM surface-to-air missiles (quad-pack). These ships will also field BrahMos Land-attack missiles, anti-ship missiles, Nirbhay Land-attack missiles, and SMART (missile). These ships will also have Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun, 4 x AK-630M CIWS, 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun.[3]

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.
"Massive: First look of Indian Navy Project-18 Next Generation Destroyers with 144 VLS tubes revealed - India's growing Military power". 15 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

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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.

[3] "Massive: First look of Indian Navy Project-18 Next Generation Destroyers with 144 VLS tubes revealed - India's growing Military power". 15 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.