The ship is equipped to operate two Seaking or Chetak Helicopters. A state-of-the-art Combat Management System (CMS- 15A) has been integrated with the onboard weapons and sensors. The sensor suite includes other advanced Surface to Air surveillance radars and an indigenous Electronic Warfare System. The entire anti-submarine weapon and sensor suite fitted onboard, consisting of Indigenous Rocket Launchers (IRL), Indigenous Twin-tube Torpedo Launchers (ITTL) and a bow-mounted New Generation HUMSA Sonar are fine examples of India’s indigenous efforts in the field of underwater warfare. The 76 mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) and AK 630 CIWS, both manufactured indigenously, can take on air and surface targets. She is equipped with the advanced supersonic and long range BrahMos Surface to Surface Missile – a joint Indo-Russian venture. The ship is packed with the most sophisticated state-of-the-art weapons and sensors including the vertically launched Long Range Surface to Air Missiles (LRSAM) and MF-STAR multi-function active phased array radar, which is fitted only on the Kolkata class of ships. INS Kochi incorporates new design concepts for stealth and has many firsts to her credit, including a very large component of indigenous combat-suite. The ship has a complement of 40 officers and 350 sailors. The Ship's electric power is provided by four gas turbine generators and one diesel alternator, which together produce 4.5 Mega-Watts of electrical power. The ship has a combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion system, comprising four powerful reversible gas turbines and can attain speeds in excess of 30 knots. It measures 164 meters in length and approximately 17 meters in width, with a full load displacement of 7500 tonnes. Kochi is the second of the Kolkata class and is of the most potent amongst the surface combatants that have been constructed in India. The Keel of Kochi was laid on 25 Oct 05, and launched on 18 Sep 09. Conceived and designed by Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design, the P15A ships have been christened after major port cities of India Kolkata, Kochi and Chennai. The Project 15A Destroyers are the follow-on ships of the legendary Project 15 'Delhi' class Destroyers which entered service in the late 1990s. INS Kochi has been built by the Mazagon Dock Ltd., Mumbai. INS Kochi Commissioned on 30 Sep 15, the second ship of the indigenously designed and constructed Project 15A (Kolkata-class) guided missile Destroyers.
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