NB In List | President Murmu launches advanced stealth frigate 'Vindhyagiri' for Indian Navy; 4 key facts about it-

Kolkata, Aug 17: President Droupadi Murmu launched India’s newest warship ‘INS Vindhyagiri’ at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd’s (GRSE) facility on the banks of Hooghly River in Kolkata, West Bengal on Thursday.

  

1. Vindhyagiri, named after the mountain range in Karnataka, is the sixth ship of the Project 17A Frigates. These warships are follow-ons of the Project 17 Class Frigates (Shivalik Class), with improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors and platform management systems.

 

2. ‘Vindhyagiri’, a technologically advanced Frigate, pays a befitting tribute to the distinguished service of its predecessor, the erstwhile INS Vindhyagiri, the Leander Class ASW Frigate.

 

 

3. The old Vindhyagiriin its nearly 31 years of service from July 08, 1981 to June 11, 2012 had witnessed various challenging operations and multinational exercises.

 

4. The newly christened Vindhyagiri stands as a symbol of India's determination to embrace its rich naval heritage while propelling itself towards a future of indigenous defence capabilities.

 

 

Under the Project 17A program, a total of four ships by M/s MDL and three ships byM/s GRSE are under construction. The project's first five ships have been launchedby MDL & GRSE, between 2019-2022.

 

Project 17A ships have been designed in-house by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau, the pioneer organisation for all warship design activities. Aligning with the country's resolute commitment to 'AatmaNirbharta', a substantial 75% of the orders for equipment and systems of Project 17A ships are from indigenous firms, including Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The launch of Vindhyagiriis an apt testament to the incredible progress our Nation has made in building a self-reliant naval force.