March 31, 2026 2:55 PM
The Indian Navy receives stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’ under Project 17A
The Indian Navy has received Dunagiri, an indigenous stealth frigate built under Project 17A, from Garden Reach Shipbuilding and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) in Kolkata, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. Delivered on March 30, the warship is the fifth vessel of the Nilgiri-class and the second to be built at GRSE. The induction comes as part of the Navy’s ongoing programme to bring in next-generation multi-mission frigates. Named after the earlier INS Dunagiri, which served from 1977 to 2010,...