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The Indian Navy will witness a significant leap in its fleet of stealth frigates with the induction of two of the Project-17 stealth frigate this year besides the induction of a Russian-built frigate as well. INS Satpura, the 6,200 tonne stealth frigate is to be commissioned by mid-2011 while the Russian-built 4,900-tonne INS Teg will be ready for induction by October. Besides this, the floating of another Russian frigate, INS Trikand for Indian Navy will also take place this week.

The Indian Navy’s flagship projects, including the building of Shivalik class frigate, Kolkata class destroyer and Kamorta class anti-submarine warfare corvettes, have all attracted severe criticism with the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and its latest report tabled in the Parliament. 

CAG, a leading Indian audit watchdog, has exposed the almost farcical nature of these naval projects and the lack of foresight and synergy between the Defence Ministry... Read More...

India’s first indigenous stealth frigate, INS Shivalik, has been inducted into the Indian Navy. INS Shivalik has arrived at Vishakapatnam and will now form part of the Eastern fleet under the Eastern Naval Command. The stealth frigate, INS Shivalik, was commissioned in April 2010 by the Indian Defence Minister A.K.Anthony at Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL) and has now been inducted in Vishakapatnam. INS Shivalik is the first of the multi-role Project 17 stealth frigates being built for the Indi... Read More...