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{{Short description|An anti-submarine warfare corvette of the Indian}}
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| Ship caption = ''Kiltan'' (P30) at [[Cam Ranh Bay]] Port, [[Vietnam]]
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| Ship name = INS ''Kiltan''
| Ship namesake = [[Kiltan|Kiltan Island]]
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| Ship builder = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
| Ship laid down = 10 August 2010
| Ship launched = 26 March 2013
| Ship acquired = 14 October 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spsnavalforces.com/story/?id=491&h=INS-Kiltan-ASW-stealth-corvette-commissioned|title=INS Kiltan ASW stealth corvette commissioned|publisher=SP's Naval Force|date=15 October 2017|access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref>
| Ship commissioned = 16 October 2017
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| Ship class = [[Kamorta-class corvette|''Kamorta''-class corvette]]
| Ship displacement = {{convert|3000|t|ST|0}}
| Ship length = {{convert|109|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|12.8|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = 4 diesel motors
| Ship speed = {{convert|25|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship range = {{convert|3450|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h}}
| Ship complement = 123 (incl 17 officers)<ref>{{cite book|title=Aero India|url=https://aeroindia.gov.in/assets/pdf/Export%20Book%20_Final.pdf|at=pp.42}}</ref>
| Ship sensors = *Revati Central Acquisition Radar
*EL/M-2221 STGR fire-control radar
*[[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] Shikari
*[[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] RAWL02 (Signaal LW08) antenna communication grid - Gigabit Ethernet-based integrated ship borne data network, with a fiber optic cable backbone running through the vessel
*[[Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory|NPOL]] HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)
*Bomber Electronic warfare (EW) suites - [[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] Ajanta
| Ship EW = *Sanket electronic warfare system
* [[Kavach (anti-missile system)|Kavach]] decoy launcher
* CMS-28 combat management system<ref name="jni-22jul14">{{cite news|last1=Rahmat|first1=Ridzwan|last2=Hardy|first2=James|title=Indian Navy takes delivery of first anti-submarine corvette|url=http://www.janes.com/article/41112/indian-navy-takes-delivery-of-first-anti-submarine-corvette|work=IHS Jane's Navy International|date=22 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902020104/http://www.janes.com/article/41112/indian-navy-takes-delivery-of-first-anti-submarine-corvette|archive-date=2 September 2014}}</ref>
| Ship armament = *'''Anti-air weaponry:'''
**1×[[OTO Melara 76 mm]] Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM)
**2×[[AK-630M]] [[CIWS]]
*To be outfitted with [[VL-SRSAM]]
*'''Anti-submarine warfare:'''
**2×[[RBU-6000]] (IRL) anti-submarine rocket launcher
**2×4 Torpedo tubes<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Navy commissions fourth and final Kamorta-class corvette|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indian-navy-commissions-fourth-and-final-kamorta-class-corvette|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Janes.com|language=en}}</ref>
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| Ship aircraft = 1 × [[Ka-28|Ka-28PL]] or [[HAL Dhruv]]
| Ship aircraft facilities = Rail-less helo traversing system and foldable hangar door<ref name="toi-16oct17">{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Jayanta|title=INS Kiltan commissioned to Navy by defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ins-kiltan-commissioned-to-navy-by-defence-minister-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/61103387.cms|work=The Times of India|date=16 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221213511/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ins-kiltan-commissioned-to-navy-by-defence-minister-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/61103387.cms|archive-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>
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'''INS ''Kiltan'' (P30)''' is an [[anti-submarine warfare]] [[corvette]] of the [[Indian Navy]] built under [[Project 28 Anti-Submarine Warfare corvette|Project 28]]. It is the third of four [[Kamorta-class corvette|''Kamorta''-class corvette]]s. The ship was built by the [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE), [[Kolkata]], launched on 26 March 2013, and commissioned on 16 October 2017. ''Kiltan'' represents a leap forward in the Navy's attempts at localisation with as much as 90% of its content drawn from [[India]] itself.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news |title=Third anti-submarine warfare corvette launched in Kolkata |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/third-antisubmarine-warfare-corvette-launched-in-kolkata/article4551845.ece |access-date=28 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India needs vibrant warship building industry |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449422&catid=72 |access-date=28 March 2013 |newspaper=The Statesman |date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413204727/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449422&catid=72 |archive-date=13 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-built-naval-ship-commissioned/articleshow/61109522.cms|title=Kolkata-built naval ship commissioned|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|date=17 October 2017|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref>

== History ==
The [[keel]] of ''Kiltan'' was laid in August 2010 and it was launched in Kolkata on 26 March 2013 by Chitra Joshi, wife of [[Admiral]] [[Devendra Kumar Joshi|D. K. Joshi]], the [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy|Chief of Naval Staff]]. The ship cost an estimated {{INR}}1,700 crores.<ref name="deccanherald">{{cite news |title=Anti-submarine warfare ship launched |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/202122/anti-submarine-warfare-ship-launched.html |access-date=28 March 2013|newspaper=The Deccan Herald |date=2 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=INS Kiltan launched |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/INS-Kiltan-launched,/speednewsbytopic/keyid-1614662.cms |access-date=28 March 2013 |newspaper=Times of India |date=27 March 2013}}</ref> The ship takes its name from the [[Kiltan|Kiltan Island]], a coral island that is part of India's [[archipelagic]] [[Union territory|Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kiltan |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/day-in-pics/march-262013/slideshow/19223458.cms |access-date=28 March 2013 |newspaper=Economic Times |archive-date=31 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331081802/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/day-in-pics/march-262013/slideshow/19223458.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the successor ship to the {{INS|Kiltan|P79|6}}, which was an [[Arnala-class corvette|''Arnala''-class corvette]] which participated in [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]], and was later decommissioned in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |title=INS Kiltan reborn |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/INS-Kiltan-reborn/speednewsbytopic/keyid-1614643.cms |access-date=28 March 2013|newspaper=Times of India |date=27 March 2013}}</ref>

''Kiltan'' was handed over to the [[Indian Navy|Navy]] by the [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers|GRSE]] on 14 October 2017,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/grse-hands-over-third-asw-corvette-to-navy/articleshow/61085953.cms|title=GRSE hands over third ASW corvette to Navy|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|date=15 October 2017|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref> and was commissioned into the Navy’s [[Eastern Naval Command]] in [[Visakhapatnam]] on 16 October 2017, in the presence of the then [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] [[Nirmala Sitharaman]] and [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Navy chief]] [[Sunil Lanba|Admiral Sunil Lanba]].<ref name=":0" />

== Design ==
The Kamorta-class has been designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design as part of Project 28.<ref name="thehindu" /> It is capable of fighting under [[Nuclear, biological and chemical protection|nuclear, biological and chemical]] environments. It will be a frontline warship of the [[Indian Navy]] with advanced [[Stealth ship|stealth features]] and a low [[radar signature]] that enhances its anti-submarine warfare capability. The ship will have a complement of 17 officers and 106 sailors.<ref name="deccanherald" />

== Features ==
''Kiltan'' is [[India]]'s first ship to have a [[superstructure]] of [[carbon fibre composite]] material that has been integrated with its main [[hull (watercraft)|hull]], resulting in lower top weight and maintenance costs and improved stealth features. GRSE thus became the first defence shipyard in India to successfully fuse the carbon composite superstructure with the hull.<ref name=":1" /> The ship is {{convert|109|m|ft|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|12.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} broad and is highly maneuverable with a top speed of {{convert|25|knots|lk=in}}.<ref name="thehindu" /> It has a [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of 3,250 tonnes and a range of about {{convert|3450|nmi}} at {{convert|18|knots}}.<ref name=":1" /> It is powered by 4 [[diesel engines]] that generate a combined power of {{convert|3000|kW|hp|abbr=on}} and propelled by a main unit of four {{convert|3,888|kW|abbr=on}} diesel engines at 1,050 [[Revolutions per minute|rpm]].<ref name="deccanherald" /><ref name="grse">{{cite web|title=Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette|url=http://grse.nic.in/page.php?page_id=91|publisher=Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers|access-date=28 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906011754/http://www.grse.nic.in/page.php?page_id=91|archive-date=6 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Kiltan'' is to be armed with a range of Indian developed cutting-edge weapons and sensors including "a medium-range gun, [[Torpedo tube|torpedo tube launchers]], [[rocket launchers]] and a [[close-in weapon system]]".<ref name="thehindu" /> The ship will also contain an integrated communication system and an [[Electronic warfare support measures|electronic warfare system]].<ref name="grse" />

== Service history ==

=== 2024 ===
In May 2024, INS Kiltan along with [[INS Delhi (D61)]] and [[INS Shakti (A57)]] was a part of the three-ship flotilla led by [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear admiral]] [[Rajesh Dhankhar|Rajesh Dhankar]], the [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet|FOCEF]]. On 6 May 2024, the flotilla reached [[Singapore]] for a three day visit as a part of operational deployment of the Navy's [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] to the [[South China Sea]]. The flotilla will then proceed to [[Malaysia]] and [[Philippines]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INDIAN NAVAL SHIPS DELHI, SHAKTI, AND KILTAN ARRIVED AT SINGAPORE, AS A PART OF EASTERN FLEET DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTH CHINA SEA |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2019815 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-07 |title=3 Indian Naval ships arrive in Singapore for operational deployment to South China Sea |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/3-indian-naval-ships-arrive-in-singapore-for-operational-deployment-to-south-china-sea/articleshow/109924625.cms |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-07 |title=Three Indian Navy ships visit Singapore as part of South China Sea deployment |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/three-indian-navy-ships-visit-singapore-as-part-of-south-china-sea-deployment/articleshow/109915852.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> On 12 May 2024, INS Kiltan reached [[Cam Ranh Bay]] in [[Vietnam]] and will participate in a [[Maritime Partnership Exercise]] with the [[Vietnam People's Navy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=VISIT TO CAM RANH BAY, VIETNAM BY INDIAN NAVAL SHIP KILTAN |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2020379 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=pib.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Navy ship INS Kiltan reaches Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay, visit to strengthen ties between nations |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navy-ship-ins-kiltan-reaches-vietnams-cam-ranh-bay-visit-to-strengthen-ties-between-nations/amp_articleshow/110059117.cms |access-date=2024-05-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Later, INS ''Kiltan'' rejoined INS ''Delhi'' and INS ''Shakti''. On 20 May, the flotilla arrived at [[Manila]], Philippines under the command of Rear Admiral [[Rajesh Dhankhar]]. During the visit, the navies will take part in an exercise and other activities like subject expert matter exchange, cross deck visits, cultural visits, collaborative community outreach programmes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian warships reach Manila as part of deployment to South China Sea |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-warships-reach-manila-as-part-of-deployment-to-south-china-sea/amp_articleshow/110276538.cms |access-date=2024-05-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> On 23 May the flotilla completed its visit to Philippines which was a part of the Operational Deployment of the Eastern fleet to the South China Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INDIAN NAVAL SHIPS DELHI, SHAKTI, AND KILTAN COMPLETED THEIR VISIT TO MANILA, PHILIPPINES AS A PART OF THE OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE EASTERN FLEET TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2021395 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Indian Navy warships complete Manila visit as part of operational deployment to South China Sea |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/indian-navy-warships-complete-manila-visit-as-part-of-operational-deployment-to-south-china-sea20240523183854/ |access-date=2024-05-24}}</ref> On 25 May, ''Kiltan'' reached [[Muara, Brunei]] as a part of the deployment. The visit concluded with a Maritime Partnership Exercise with the [[Royal Brunei Navy]] on 29 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VISIT TO MUARA, BRUNEI BY INDIAN NAVAL SHIP KILTAN |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2021634 |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=INDIAN NAVAL SHIP KILTAN DEPARTS BRUNEI |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2022105 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

==Gallery==

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|File:INS Kiltan replenishment at sea by USNS Richard E. Byrd.jpg
 |''Kiltan'' replenishment at sea by [[USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4)]].
|File:INS Kiltan (P30) with Banladesh navy ship during Bongosagar exercise.jpg
 |''Kiltan'' (P30) with [[Bangladesh Navy]] ships [[BNS Abu Bakr (2014)|BNS Abu Bakr]] and [[BNS Prottoy]] during Bongosagar exercise.
|File:INS Kadmatt (P29) and INS Kiltan (P30) during anti-submarine firing drills.jpg
 |{{INS|Kadmatt|P29|2}} and {{INS|Kiltan|P30|2}} during anti-submarine firing drills.
|File:INS Kiltan departs Sihanoukville Autonomous Port port.jpg
 |''Kiltan '' departs Sihanoukville Autonomous Port port.
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