{"id":109247,"date":"2026-06-22T11:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=109247"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:47:48","slug":"indian-navy-triple-commissioning-ins-dunagiri-ins-sanshodhak-and-ins-agray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-navy-triple-commissioning-ins-dunagiri-ins-sanshodhak-and-ins-agray\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Navy Triple Commissioning: INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray Strengthen Maritime Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Navy Triple Commissioning Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Navy commissioned three indigenously built warships\u2014INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray, in Kolkata.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The significance of this &#8220;tri-commissioning&#8221; lies in the fact that each ship performs a distinct strategic role, collectively enhancing India&#8217;s blue-water capability, maritime domain awareness, and coastal security.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 75% of the components are indigenous, reflecting the growing success of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative in defence manufacturing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>The Three Ships at a Glance<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>INS Dunagiri \u2014 The Blue-Water Warrior<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dunagiri is a stealth guided-missile frigate under Project 17A. It is the largest of the three (149 m, 6,670 tonnes).\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;Stealth&#8217; here means reduced radar and sensor visibility \u2014 not complete invisibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key weapons and systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles, Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) system, MFSTAR radar, sonar, electronic warfare systems, and anti-submarine weapons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its role is blue-water operations \u2014 fighting far out at sea against both conventional and non-conventional threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sister ships in Project 17A include INS Nigiri, Himgiri, Taragiri, Udaygiri, and Vindhyagiri.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>INS Sanshodhak \u2014 The Eye Beneath the Sea<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanshodhak is a Survey Vessel \u2014 Large (SVL). Its job is to <\/span><b>measure and map the sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: water depth, seabed features, navigational routes, port approach channels, and oceanographic data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and multi-beam echo sounders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the last ship of the <\/span><b>Sandhayak-class<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> SVLs (contract signed October 2018).\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other three are INS Sandhayak (Feb 2024), INS Nirdeshak (Dec 2024), and INS Ikshak (Nov 2025).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Why it matters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Submarines and warships don&#8217;t operate in empty water. Knowing the underwater terrain \u2014 depths, currents, seabed clutter \u2014 is essential for safe navigation, submarine route planning, port management, disaster relief, and coastal development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>INS Agray \u2014 The Coastal Submarine-Hunter<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agray is the smallest (77 m, 900 tonnes) but most specialised of the three. It is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) of the <\/span><b>Arnala-class<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its weapons: lightweight torpedoes, indigenous anti-submarine rocket launchers, and sonar systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its role is to detect and destroy submarines in littoral waters \u2014 shallow coastal zones near ports, naval bases, and sea approaches.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal waters are especially tricky for sub-detection because fishing boats, merchant vessels, and seabed clutter create a noisy, cluttered acoustic environment. That is precisely where Agray operates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Strategic Significance<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Layered Naval Capability<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The triple-commissioning is significant because it adds three distinct capabilities in one ceremony: blue-water strike power, maritime domain awareness, and coastal anti-submarine defence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This reflects a layered approach to naval capability-building.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geopolitical Context<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Ocean is increasingly contested. China and Pakistan are expanding their naval presence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s maritime responsibilities now span the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, island territories (Andaman &amp; Nicobar, Lakshadweep), and the broader Indo-Pacific.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Navy is therefore developing capabilities at multiple layers:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deep-sea combat platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maritime surveillance assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal defence systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All three ships were built domestically by GRSE, Kolkata.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three technologically distinct vessels \u2014 a stealth frigate, a survey ship, and an ASW craft \u2014 being built and commissioned together signals the maturing of India&#8217;s naval shipbuilding ecosystem.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The involvement of 200+ MSMEs underlines the depth of the domestic defence-industrial base.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simultaneous induction of INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray marks a significant milestone in India&#8217;s naval modernisation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, they strengthen combat capability, maritime awareness, and coastal defence while showcasing the growing maturity of India&#8217;s indigenous defence manufacturing ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/three-ships-different-strategic-roles-navy-inducted-10750084\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/india\/three-ships-three-roles-inside-india-s-navy-s-latest-fleet-expansion-13954923.html#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Navy Triple Commissioning marks the induction of INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray, boosting combat capability, surveillance and coastal defence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":109285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[8254,60,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-109247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"tag-indian-navy-triple-commissioning","9":"tag-mains-articles","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-mains-current-affairs-tag","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109247"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109293,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109247\/revisions\/109293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}