It is also the first major warship to have undertaken sea trials of all major weapons and sensors before commissioning. "INS Kiltan strengthens our defence system and will be a shining armour in our 'Make in India' programme as it was built here totally," Sitharaman said during the commissioning ceremony.GRSE is the only shipyard in the country which will be delivering 14 warships to the Navy and Coast Guard in next two years. While six would be delivered by the end of 2017-18, the remaining eight will get commissioned in 2018-19. "It was only due to the painstaking efforts of L&T that resulted in the successful developments of the indigenous rocket launcher (IRL) and foldable hangar door. The rail-less helo traversing system was manufactured by the GRSE's engineering division under transfer of technology arrangement with M/s Mac Taggart Scott of UK," a senior GRSE official said.

Source: Times of India October 16, 2017 13:30 UTC