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P17A Frigates have a displacement of approxi-
mately 6670 tonne and are designed to achieve
a speed of over 28 knots. The P17A Frigate’s air
defence capability revolves around a vertical
launch and long range SAM (LRSAM) system.
Two 30 mm rapid-fire guns provide the ship  SHOW PREVIEW DEFEXPO
with close-in-defence capability while an SRGM
Gun will provide effective naval gunfire support.
Indigenously developed triple tube light weight
torpedo launchers and rocket launchers add to
the ship’s anti-submarine (ASW) capability.

The indigenously designed stealth Frigates will
have state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, an
advanced action information system, an inte-
grated platform management system, world
class modular living spaces, sophisticated
5TH INDIAN NAVY power distribution system and a host of other
advanced features. It will be fitted with the
P17A FRIGATE BrahMos supersonic surface-to-surface missile
system. The steel used in Hull construction of
P17A frigates is the indigenously developed DMR
LAUNCHED 249A which is a low carbon micro alloy grade
steel manufactured by the Steel Authority of
India (SAIL).

Four P17A Project ships have been launched
so far between 2019 and 2022, divided equally
The 5th Project 17A Frigate for the Indian Navy, named Taragiri was between MDL and Garden Reach Shipbuilders &
recently launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Engineers (GRSE). Seven P17A Frigates are under
Mumbai. ‘Taragiri’, named after a hill range in Himalayas located at various stages of construction at MDL and GRSE.
Garhwal, is an advanced version of the navy’s existing P17 Frigates P17A ships have been designed by the Indian
(Shivalik Class) but with improved stealth features, state of the art Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and 75 per cent
weapons and sensors and platform management systems. The of the orders for equipment and systems of these
indigenous content in P17A Frigates is approximately 75 per cent warships are being placed with Indian firms to
which is a notch above its predecessors P17 ‘Shivalik’ Class warships. further the Government’s aspirations of indi-
Following its launch, ‘Taragiri’ along with its two sister ships at MDL genisation in defence manufacturing. Under the
are being outfitted with their systems and equipment towards the P17A programme, a total of seven warships, four
run up for their delivery to the navy. at MDL and three at GRSE are to be built.

INDIAN NAVY TO GET TWO NEW
DIVING SUPPORT VESSELS

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, located in Vishakhapatnam has launched
the construction two new diving support vessels (Nistar & Nipun) for
the Indian Navy. The DSVs are the first of their kind and are being
indigenously designed and built at HSL for the Indian Navy. The
vessels are 118.4 metres long, 22.8 metres at the broadest point
and will have a displacement of 9,350 tonne. The DSVs equipped
with an array of complex diving support systems and deep sub-
mergence rescue vessel (DSRV) will be deployed for deep sea DSV project has generated considerable
diving and submarine rescue operations. furthermore, the ships local employment opportunities within India
will be capable of conducting search and rescue operations and is expected to feature an indigenous content
carrying out helicopter operations at sea. These new ships will be of approximately 80 per cent. More than 120
capable of sustained patrolling, conducting search & rescue oper- MSME vendors across India are actively par-
ations and carrying out helicopter operations at high seas. The ticipating in the manufacture of these DSVs.

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