{"id":75683,"date":"2026-03-22T13:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T07:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75683"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:45:33","slug":"ins-taragiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-taragiri\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Taragiri"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Taragiri Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Navy is preparing to commission its latest stealth Frigate, Taragiri (F41), on 03 Apr 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Taragiri<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>fourth ship of Nilgiri Class<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Project 17A) built by <\/span><b>Mazagon Dock Shipbuilding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ltd (MDL).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Taragiri, a Leander-class frigate that was part of the Indian Naval fleet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed by the <\/span><b>Warship Design Bureau (WDB).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of INS Taragiri<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is fitted with an advanced weapon and sensor suite compared to the P17 (Shivalik) class.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed for \u2018<\/span><b>High-Speed \u2013 High Endurance\u2019 versatility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and multi-dimensional maritime operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship\u2019s weapon suite is featuring supersonic <\/span><b>Surface-to-Surface Missiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles, and a <\/span><b>specialised Anti-Submarine Warfare suite.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Propulsion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is configured with <\/span><b>Combined Diesel or Gas (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CODOG) propulsion plants, 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 <\/span><b>Integrated Platform Management System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IPMS).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Weapon suit:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The potent weapon and sensors suite comprises <\/span><b>BrahMos SSM, MFSTAR and MRSAM complex, 76mm SRGM,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a combination of 30 mm and 12.7 mm close-in weapon systems, along with rockets and torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2243301&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new INS Taragiri, a Project 17A Nilgiri-class frigate by MDL, is a modern reincarnation of the former Leander-class ship of the Indian Navy. 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