PROJECT 18:INDIA’S NEXT GENERATION DESTROYER Armed With Railgun

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Project 18 class destroyers will be equipped with advanced systems such as electromagnetic railguns, laser-based close-in weapon systems, advanced AESA and PESA radars, and active and passive array sonars.Kakinda Shipyard in collaboration with Mazgaon docks and L&T will lay keel for the destroyers that will have a displacement of 9000 tonnes. Meanwhile, DRDO in collaboration with Bharat Electronics will be designing the next generation of radar systems. The already developed Air and Missile defence system (AMDS) is being further worked upon. The AESA and PESA are to have extended ranges and possible merger into one multi-band radar. The destroyer will also have an X-band optronic mast detector radar.

For the project, DRDO in collaboration with Bharat Electronics will be designing next generation of radar systems to be incorporated into the planned 18-class. The already developed AMDS will be worked on further. The AESA and PESA radars will see extended ranges, and possible merger into one multi-band radar. The destroyer will also have an X-band optronic mast detector radar.

Project 18-class destroyers will be able to carry enough space for a single utility helicopter. The destroyers will be equipped with advanced UCAVs and UAVs, a possible compact version to be deployed on the destroyers of the EMALS is being worked out.

Project-18 class destroyers will have following armaments
Ballistic missiles and hypersonic Bramhos-II:
The next generation of point missile defense capable of launching Brahmos II will be worked upon.

The Electromagnetic Railgun:
Electromagnetic gun replacing the famed Otobreda of Indian Navy, will be supported with laser based CIWS, in works in LASTEC of DRDO. The warship will be deployed with 300 kW of laser system, capable of shooting down the aerial threats. The planned CIWS will draw inspiration from the present Phalnax CIWS and have its own radar. Indian Army has also expressed interests in the project, for it wishes to mount laser based systems on its combat vehicles. Additionally, the warship will also be equipped with small 100 kW laser based weapon systems with faster charging rates and continuous rate of application.

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Laser-based CIWS
It is being developed by DRDO’s Laser Science and Technology Centre, Delhi will employ 300 kW of laser system enough to take out any aerial threat. It will have its own radar. In addition, the warship will have a smaller 100kW laser too.

How will this mega ship be powered?
It will use Integrated Electric Propulsion (IEP). L& T and DRDO will further work on DRDO’s already launched programe GATET for marine propulsion. The planned gas turbine will deliver power up to 36 MW, and destroyer will have 2 of these to deliver a power of 72 MW, in conjugation with 2 diesel generators of 10 MW each and 2 electric propulsion motors of 20 MW. Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL) which has designed platform, bridge, and Combat Management Systems in the past will work on Diesel generators and motors.

Project-18 aims to launch the lead ship in 2028. DRDO has spared 1.5 billion dollars for the programme from its annual budget.


https://defenceupdate.in/project-18indias-next-generation-destroyer/

 

[HariPrasad]

These are superb specifications. Some new specification have come. It will have 13000 ton displacement. It will have AAD based airdefense system. It will have Laser Gun and Brahmos 2 as offensive weapon. Very impressive.

 

[Tejas Spokesman]

Railgun is unecvesary and will only delay it.
Matching Type -055 specs and guns will be more than enough

 

[Skull and Bones]

It should better be nuclear powered to power up the rail gun, or there will be high waiting time for charging up the capacitors.

 

[axisofevil]

Thisnis i credible news!! Our domestic industry has really come afar, slowly abd steadily. It has built up a reputation with its scieintific base and will only grow stronger. Kudos to the IN fot stayung far ahead. All three forces must cop and enact nest practices which the Navy is currently ahead and incorporates

 

[Darth Vader]

1st thing this will destroy is power, need something to power this beast

 

[Water Car Engineer]

This class is going to be the most near perfect warships India can produce.

Hypersonic Brahmos 2, NG Brahmos
Nirhbay Long Range Land Attack Blocks

XRSAM long range SAM
LRSAM point interpreter

Homemade AESA, sonar, self defence, etc.

etc
etc

Main gun railgun and laser based CIWS are hard goal posts though.

Good going it's along the PPP model.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

BTW, the image isn't project 18, but an old design of the under construction P17A.

 

[Skull and Bones]

BTW, the image isn't project 18, but an old design of the under construction P17A.

Obviously, project 18 is still in the drawing board. Perhaps its should be classified as a Battle cruiser.

 

[Nilgiri]

Obviously, project 18 is still in the drawing board. Perhaps its should be classified as a Battle cruiser.

Cruisers need lot more raw tonnage imo.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Cruisers need lot more raw tonnage imo.

If they use nuclear propulsion, I guess the tonnage will surely increase to 13k tonnes. I don't think conventional gas turbines can power a rail gun or laser weapons, along with other range of ancillary support systems.

 

[Nilgiri]

If they use nuclear propulsion, I guess the tonnage will surely increase to 13k tonnes. I don't think conventional gas turbines can power a rail gun or laser weapons, along with other range of ancillary support systems.

Guess lets see. Nuclear propulsion would be somewhat of a gamble commitment wise...given India needs to prove one at AC/SSBN etc level size before miniaturising it more.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Guess lets see. Nuclear propulsion would be somewhat of a gamble commitment wise...given India needs to prove one at AC/SSBN etc level size before miniaturising it more.

2 X 80 MW reactor will work just fine.

 

[HariPrasad]

It will operate with 2 Choppers. There is no need to say that it will have torpedo decoys and state of the art Sonars as current ships also has it.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Obviously, project 18 is still in the drawing board. Perhaps its should be classified as a Battle cruiser.

It's not obvious to most people on this forum.