{"id":355961,"date":"2025-08-25T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=355961"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:50:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:20:17","slug":"indian-navy-to-commission-himgiri-and-udaygiri-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/indian-navy-to-commission-himgiri-and-udaygiri-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Navy to commission Himgiri and Udaygiri tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"671\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/20250825_154705.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/20250825_154705.jpg 671w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/20250825_154705-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/20250825_154705-449x420.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Representative Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The union ministry of defence has said that the Indian Navy is set to commission two Nilgiri-class stealth guided-missile frigates \u2013 INS Udaygiri and NS Himgiri on August 26 at Visakhapatnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two made-in-India warships are a part of the Project 17 Alpha (P-17A) under which the lead vessel, INS Nilgiri, was commissioned earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the ministry, the two missiles represent a generational leap over earlier designs. Displacing about 6,700 tons, the P-17A frigates are roughly five per cent larger than their predecessor Shivalik-class frigates and yet incorporate a sleeker form, with a reduced radar cross-section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ships are powered by Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion plants using diesel engines and gas turbines that drive controllable-pitch propellers and are managed through an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe weapon suite includes supersonic surface-to-surface missiles, medium-range surface-to-air missiles, a 76 mm MR Gun, and a combination of 30 mm and 12.7 mm close-in weapon systems, and anti-submarine and underwater weapon systems,\u201d the Ministry stated in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It further mentioned that both ships are the result of an industrial ecosystem spanning over 200 MSMEs, supporting approximately 4,000 direct jobs and more than 10,000 indirect jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INS Udaygiri has been built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai and is the 100th ship designed by the Navy&#8217;s Warship Design Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INS Himgiri is the first of the P-17A ships being constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders &amp; Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe forthcoming ceremony at Visakhapatnam will thus be more than a naval ritual; it will be a celebration of India\u2019s journey towards a robust and self-sufficient maritime defence ecosystem. As the nation watches the two grey hulls take their place in the fleet, the message will be clear: India\u2019s oceans are guarded by ships built in India, designed by Indians and staffed by Indians &#8211; a true embodiment of the Make in India initiative and a beacon of the country&#8217;s rising maritime power,\u201d the Ministry of Defence said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The union ministry of defence has said that the Indian Navy is set to commission two Nilgiri-class stealth guided-missile frigates \u2013 INS Udaygiri and NS Himgiri on August 26 at Visakhapatnam. 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