Rajnath Singh launches two indigenous frontline warships - INS Surat & INS Udaygiri in Mumbai

Rajnath Singh launches two indigenous frontline warships - INS Surat & INS Udaygiri in Mumbai

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Rajnath Singh launches two indigenous frontline warships - INS Surat & INS Udaygiri in Mumbai

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched two frontline warships of the Indian Navy – ‘INS Surat’ and ‘INS Udaygiri’ - at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), Mumbai. ‘INS Surat’ is the fourth Guided Missile Destroyer of P15B class, while ‘INS Udaygiri’ is the second Stealth Frigate of P17A class.

Both warships have been designed in-house by the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built at MDL, Mumbai.

INS Surat & INS Udaygiri: Background

The Project 15B class of ships are the next-generation stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy, being built at the MDL, which are follow-on classes of the weapon intensive P15A (Kolkata Class) Destroyers. 

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P17A Frigates are warships that are follow-on class of the P17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates with improved stealth features, advanced weapons & sensors and platform management systems. Seven P17A Frigates are under various stages of construction at MDL and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). 

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Formation of Indian Navy: 1612, Preceded by the Royal Indian Navy 1947–1950
• Size of Indian Navy: 67,252 active personnel, 75,000 reserve personnel
• Indian Navy Part of: Indian Armed Forces
• Commander-in-Chief of Indian Navy: President Ram Nath Kovind
• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): Vacant
• Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Admiral R. Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
• Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS): Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade, AVSM, NM
• Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS): Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh, AVSM, NM
• Notable Commanders: Admiral S. M. Nanda, Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli,  Admiral Ram Dass Katari
• Anniversaries of India Navy (Navy Day): 4 December