National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is anticipated to commission India’s first satellite and ballistic missile monitoring ship Dhruv from Visakhapatnam on September 10. Built via way of means of Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), INS Dhruv has the functionality to also map ocean beds for research and detection of enemy submarines.
It is thought that the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and NTRO Chairman Anil Dasmana will be present at the release ceremony along with senior DRDO and Navy officials. The nuclear missile monitoring ship might be manned by Indian Navy personnel with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). Such ships are operated by France, the US, the UK, Russia, and China only.
The 10,000-tonne ship, that's a part of a classified project, will be at the heart of India’s future anti-ballistic missile functionality as it will act as an early warning system for enemy missiles headed closer to Indian towns and navy establishments. The ship might be a vital key to maritime domain awareness withinside the Indo-Pacific and is being commissioned on the time while the era of underwater armed and surveillance drones has dawned.