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| Ship sensors = *[[Israeli Aircraft Industries|IAI]] [[EL/M-2248 MF-STAR]] [[S-band]] [[Active Electronically Scanned Array|AESA]] multi-function radar<ref name=sp8j14>{{cite news|title=Country's most potent indigenous warship joins service this month|url=http://spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=18&h=Country-s-most-potent-indigenous-warship-joins-service-this-month|access-date=8 June 2014|publisher=SP's Naval Forces|date=8 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821171744/http://spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=18&h=Country-s-most-potent-indigenous-warship-joins-service-this-month|archive-date=21 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Thales Group|Thales]] LW-08 D-band air search radar<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/naval_Press_Release_Bharat_Electronics_awards_LW08/ |title=Bharat Electronics Ltd. awards LW08 contract to Thales |publisher=Thalesgroup.com |date=2 July 2008 |access-date=2 April 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727113416/http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/naval_Press_Release_Bharat_Electronics_awards_LW08/ |archive-date=27 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Garpun Bal (3TS-25E) radar <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvWia6Jpwek&t=153s&ab_channel=IndianNavy |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/MvWia6Jpwek |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Virtual tour of INS Kolkata (Hindi)}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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| Ship armament = *4 × 8-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]], for a total of 32 [[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8]] missiles<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Navy successfully test fires Long Range Barak 8 missile from INS Kolkata|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-successfully-test-fires-long-range-barak-8-missile-from-ins-kolkata/articleshow/50378363.cms|access-date=15 November 2018|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116001038/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-successfully-test-fires-long-range-barak-8-missile-from-ins-kolkata/articleshow/50378363.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IHSJanesBarak82015>{{cite news|last=Bedi|first=Rahul|title=India commissions second Kolkata-class destroyer|url=http://www.janes.com/article/54950/india-commissions-second-kolkata-class-destroyer|access-date=30 December 2015|work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=29 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002154558/http://www.janes.com/article/54950/india-commissions-second-kolkata-class-destroyer|archive-date=2 October 2015}}</ref>
* 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] missiles<ref name="Kolkata-class destroyer">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15a.htm Kolkata-class destroyer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404170816/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15a.htm |date=4 April 2013 }} GlobalSecurity.org</ref>
*1 × [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] [[Naval artillery|naval gun]] (manufactured by [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited|BHEL]])
* 4 × [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
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* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers
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'''INS ''Kochi'' (D64)''' is the second ship of the {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer|stealth guided-missile destroyer]]s built under the code name ''Project 15A'' for the [[Indian Navy]]. She was constructed by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL) in [[Mumbai]]. After undergoing extensive sea trials, she was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 30 September 2015.<ref name="et">{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ins-kochi-stealth-guided-missile-destroyer-commissioned-defence-preparedness-gets-a-shot-in-the-arm/articleshow/49163527.cms | title=INS Kochi stealth guided missile destroyer commissioned| newspaper=The Economic Times | date=30 September 2015 | access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-kochi|title=INS Kochi {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref>

==Construction==
The [[keel]] of ''Kochi'' was laid on 25 October 2005. In keeping with the tradition of the Navy, the warship was launched by Madhulika Verma, wife of [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy|Chief of Naval Staff]], [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]], at 11.20 a.m. 18 September 2009 from the [[Mazagon Dock Limited|Mazagon Dock]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="India launches warship 'INS Kochi'">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-18/india/28096506_1_warship-ins-kochi-ins-kochi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024230544/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-18/india/28096506_1_warship-ins-kochi-ins-kochi|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2012|title=India launches warship 'INS Kochi'|date=18 September 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2009-09-18}}</ref> For the first time, Mazagon Docks used a "pontoon assisted" launching method in collaboration with the Russian firm [[Baltic Shipyard|Baltiysky Zavod]]. Under this method, [[Float (nautical)|pontoons]] are welded to the hull, which give buoyancy and helps overcome tidal constraints. Mazagon plans to use this method for all future ship launches, as the process makes it possible to launch ships with much higher weight.

=== Weapon trials ===
[[File:Gun firing trials of INS Kochi.jpg|thumb|left|Gun firing trials of INS Kochi]]

On 1 November 2015, the Navy successfully test-fired the [[BrahMos (missile)|BrahMos supersonic cruise missile]] from ''Kochi''. The missile hit its target, a decommissioned ship called INS ''Alleppey'', with almost pinpoint accuracy during this first-ever vertical launch from the 7,500-tonne ''Kochi''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BrahMos-missile-tested-successfully-from-latest-stealth-destroyer-INS-Kochi/articleshow/49620328.cms|title=BrahMos missile tested successfully from latest stealth destroyer ''INS Kochi''|date=1 November 2015|work=PTI|publisher=The Times of India|access-date= 1 November 2015}}</ref>

On 16 May and 29 November 2017, the Navy successfully test fired the [[Barak 8|Barak 8 missiles]] from ''Kochi''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://citytoday.news/indian-navy-conducts-successful-mrsam-firing-from-ins-kochi/|title=Indian Navy conducts successful MRSAM firing from INS Kochi - Mysuru Today|date=2017-11-29|work=Mysuru Today|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/navy-successfully-test-fires-mr-sam-from-ins-kochi-2437570.html|title=Navy successfully test fires MR-SAM from INS Kochi|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en}}</ref>

====Cooperative Engagement Capability through Joint Taskforce Coordination (JTC) mode====
On 15 May 2019, [[INS Chennai (D65)|INS ''Chennai'']] along with INS ''Kochi'' participated in the maiden [[Cooperative Engagement Capability|cooperative engagement firing]] through the employment of the full Joint Taskforce Coordination (JTC) mode which implements the MRSAM / Barak 8 ‘Cooperative Engagement’ operating mode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1572157&RegID=3&LID=1|title = Press Information Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defense-update.com/20190517_indian-navy-demonstrates-mrsam-cooperative-engagement-capability.html|title=Indian Navy Demonstrates 'MRSAM 'Cooperative Engagement' Capability|date=17 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/05/indian-navy-completes-mrsam-first-cooperative-engagement-firing-test/|title=Indian Navy completes MRSAM first cooperative engagement firing test|date=20 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/article/88673/indian-navy-demonstrates-co-operative-engagement-firing-capability|title=Janes | Latest defence and security news}}</ref>

==Design==
[[File:INS_Kochi_during_trial.jpg|thumb|left|INS Kochi during sea trials]]
At the time of its commissioning, INS ''Kochi'' was the largest India-made warship.<ref name="toiKochi20150930">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/INS-Kochi-commissioned/listshow/49162324.cms | title=INS Kochi: 10 things to know| work=The Times of India | date=30 September 2015 | access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref> The warship is designed by the Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design. It has displacement of 7,500 tons and it is {{convert|164|m|ft}} in length and {{convert|17|m|ft}} at the [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] and is propelled by four gas turbines and designed to achieve speeds in excess of {{convert|30|kn|km/h}}. The ship has built with advanced stealth features which have been achieved through shaping of hull and use of radar-transparent deck fittings. A [[Bow (ship)|bow]] mounted sonar dome, the second of its kind in an indigenous naval platform, has been introduced to enhance sonar acoustic performance. The ship has a complement of about 40 officers and 350 sailors.<ref name=":0" />

== Naval exercises ==
[[File:INS Kochi 7th Anniversary Img1.jpg|thumb|left|INS Kochi]]
INS ''Kochi'' participated in the 'Zayed Talwar 2021' bilateral exercise with the [[United Arab Emirates Navy]]'s [[Baynunah-class corvette|Baynunah-class guided missile corvette]] UAES Al-Dhafra on 7 August 2021, off the coast of [[Abu Dhabi]]. The ships undertook tactical manoeuvres, Over the Horizon Targeting, [[Search and rescue|Search and Rescue]] and [[Electronic warfare|Electronic Warfare]] exercises, with extensive use of helicopters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Press Release|date=8 August 2021|title=Indian Navy - United Arab Emirates Navy Bilateral Exercise "Zayed Talwar 2021"|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-navy-united-arab-emirates-navy-bilateral-exercise-zayed-talwar-2021|url-status=live|access-date=21 August 2021|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sarkar|first=Shankhyaneel|date=8 August 2021|title=India, UAE carry out naval exercise; deepen military cooperation|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-uae-carry-out-naval-exercise-deepen-military-cooperation-101628443058494.html|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref> Less than a week later, ''Kochi'' arrived at [[Jubail|Al Jubail]] for the Indian Navy's maiden naval exercise with the [[Royal Saudi Navy]], 'Al-Mohed Al-Hindi'. The drill was meant for deeper understanding of each other’s operational practices.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Press Release|date=12 August 2021|title=Maiden Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Exercise set to begin between Indian Navy and Saudi Arabia Navy|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/maiden-al-mohed-al-hindi-exercise-set-begin-between-indian-navy-and-saudi-arabia-navy|url-status=live|access-date=21 August 2021|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Times News Network|date=13 August 2021|title=India boosts Gulf ties with Saudi drill|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-boosts-gulf-ties-with-saudi-drill/articleshow/85290595.cms|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhaduri|first=Aditi|date=21 August 2021|title=India Must Partner with Saudi Arabia to Deal with Afghanistan Crisis|work=The Quint|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/india-must-partner-with-saudi-arabia-to-deal-with-afghanistan-crisis-taliban-pakistan-china-russia|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{INS|Kolkata|D63|6}} - Sister ship and first of the class.
* {{INS|Chennai}} - Sister ship and third of the class.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091001151324/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Kolkata.html Kolkata class Kolkata class destroyer @ Bharat-Rakshak.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090826071044/http://www.indian-military.org/navy/ships/143-type-15a-kolkatta-class-guided-missile-destroyer.html Type 15A Kolkatta Class destroyer @ Indian-Military.org]

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