{"id":101420,"date":"2026-07-07T13:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=101420"},"modified":"2026-07-11T14:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:31:33","slug":"ins-mahendragiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-mahendragiri\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Mahendragiri"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>INS Mahendragiri Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the Indian Navy&#8217;s sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About INS Mahendragiri<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the sixth ship of <\/span><b>Nilgiri Class (Project 17A).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was designed by <\/span><b>Warship Design Bureau (WDB).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was built at <\/span><b>Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL) Mumbai.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of INS Mahendragiri<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Propulsion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These ships are configured <\/span><b>with Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion plants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprising a diesel engine and a gas turbine that drive a <\/span><b>Controllable Pitch Propeller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CPP) on each shaft, and state-of-the-art Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Armaments:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The potent weapon and sensor suite comprises anti-surface, anti-air, and anti-submarine warfare systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of undertaking <\/span><b>anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equally suited for maritime security, power projection, <\/span><b>Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Search and Rescue <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(SAR), and sustained presence missions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What are Project 17A Frigates?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>versatile multi-mission platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed to address current and emerging challenges in the maritime domain.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The five already delivered to the Navy are <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-nilgiri-ins-surat-and-ins-vaghsheer-commissioned\/\" target=\"_blank\">INS Nilgiri<\/a>, INS Himgiri, INS Udaygiri, INS Taragiri and INS Vindhyagiri.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Armaments:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> P17A ships are fitted with an advanced weapon and sensor suite like MF-STAR active phased array radar, BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, and Barak-8 long-range surface-to-air missiles, designed for superior anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2281806&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Mahendragiri is the sixth ship of Nilgiri Class (Project 17A). 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