INS Sahyadri

INS Sahyadri Latest News

Recently, Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth frigate INS Sahyadri made a port call at Kemaman port in Malaysia.

About INS Sahyadri

• It is the third ship of the Shivalik Class Guided Missile Stealth Frigates which was built by Mazagon Dock Ltd in Mumbai.
• It is indigenously designed, constructed and commissioned in 2012.

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Features of INS Sahyadri

• It is equipped with cutting-edge weapons and sensors, enabling her to identify and eliminate threats from the air, the surface, and the subsurface.
• Capacity: It has a displacement capacity of 6,800 tons and has a massive surface speed of 32 knots.
• The vessel is a member of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, which is located in Visakhapatnam.
• The ship is capable of carrying Barak-1 and Shtil-1 3S90M missiles, BrahMos anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine rocket launchers
• It is equipped with a versatile array of weapons and sensors, can carry multi-role helicopters and represent the ‘coming of age’ of India’s warship building capabilities.
• Stealth Frigates under the Shivalik class series namely INS Shivalik, INS Sahyadri, and INS Satpura are the first stealth warships built in India (by Mazagon Dock Limited).

Source: PIB