New Launch20 Dec 2024, 11:25 pm
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Delivers First Stealth Frigate 'Nilgiri' and Fourth Stealth Destroyer 'Surat' to Indian Navy
AI Summary
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), a Navratna CPSE, has delivered the first stealth frigate of Project 17A Class Ship and the fourth stealth destroyer of Project 15B Class Guided Missile Destroyer i.e. Yard 12707 (SURAT) to the Indian Navy. Both the warships have been designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed by MDL. The ships are packed with an array of state-of-the-art weapons and sensors and have all-round capability against enemy submarines, surface warship, anti-ship missiles, fighter aircraft. The indigenous content in P15B Class Destroyers is 72%, reaffirming the Government’s focus in ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Programme.
Key Highlights
- Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd delivers the first stealth frigate of Project 17A Class Ship and the fourth stealth destroyer of Project 15B Class Guided Missile Destroyer to the Indian Navy.
- Both warships designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed by MDL.
- Nilgiri is the First of Class (FoC) ship of Project 17A, incorporates design concepts for improved survivability, sea keeping, stealth and ship manoeuvrability.
- Surat is the fourth ship of Project 15B, a potent platform capable of undertaking a variety of tasks and missions, spanning the full spectrum of maritime warfare.
- Indigenous content in P15B Class Destroyers is 72%, reaffirming the Government’s focus in ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Programme.