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 | | The 46-metre-long and 7.5-metre wide ship, an improved version of the four 'Trinkat Class' FACs built by GRSE and commissioned between September 2000 and January 2002, was launched by Anita Bhavnani, wife of Air Marshal Ajit Bhavnani, Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Forces Command. |
 | | Named after an island in the Andamans, 'INS Bitra' would be utilised for interdiction of fast-moving vessels engaged in anti-national activities, besides search and rescue operations in the coastal waters. |
 | | I hope it'll take 'pocket destroyers' to a new level with its armament, design, automation etc etc. |
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