President Droupadi Murmu launches indigenously constructed warship Vindhyagiri

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched indigenously manufactured Vindhyagiri which is a part of the formidable seven stealth frigate ships being constructed underneath the undertaking 17A at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata.

The sources confirmed that the seventh one is scheduled for launch in Mumbai on 1st of September

The plan, sources mentioned, is to fee all seven warships into the Indian Navy between the years 2024 to 2026.

Project 17A Frigates are the follow-on class of the Project 17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates, with improved stealth options, superior weapons & sensors and platform administration programs. Seven Project 17A Frigates are underneath numerous levels of development at MDL and GRSE.

Following the launch, ‘Vindhyagiri’ will likely be berthed on the Outfitting Jetty at GRSE, to progress with remaining actions and gear trials, within the run-up to their supply and commissioning.

“Now the equipment and systems will get installed and the machinery will get energised. Further, the testing, tuning and trials will be done there.” mentioned the sources. “Once harbor trials are done it will go for sea trials.”

President Droupadi Murmu breaks a coconut in the course of the launch ceremony of Vindhyagiri, the sixth ship of undertaking 17A of Indian Navy. (Photo | PTI)

Vindhyagiri, named after the mountain vary in Karnataka, is the sixth ship of the Project 17A Frigates. These warships are follow-ons of the Project 17 Class Frigates (Shivalik Class), with improved stealth options, superior weapons and sensors and platform administration programs.

The design of Advanced Stealth Frigates additionally showcases the prowess of the Warship Design Bureau, in designing technologically superior warships for the Indian Navy. With the launch, the Nation’s indigenous experience and engineering capabilities acquired a significant enhance, lowering India’s dependence on overseas suppliers, selling self-reliance, and fostering a strong defence industrial base.

Over 75% of the orders of Project 17A, have been positioned on indigenous companies together with MSMEs, holding in keeping with the Government’s imaginative and prescient of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) Economic growth,
employment technology, progress of MSMEs, and ancillary trade within the nation, are constructive spin-offs of the shipbuilding undertaking.

During the occasion, the President conveyed her profound satisfaction and heartfelt appreciation for the outstanding achievements of the Warship Design Bureau and different Naval Teams, in fulfilling the nation’s aspiration of self-reliance in warship constructing. She additionally lauded GRSE for its unwavering dedication and steadfast help to warship manufacturing.

CV Ananda Bose, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal,   Ajay Bhatt MoS Defence, Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, different senior officers from the Indian Navy and MoD, have been among the many a number of dignitaries who attended the launch ceremony.
 

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched indigenously manufactured Vindhyagiri which is a part of the formidable seven stealth frigate ships being constructed underneath the undertaking 17A at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata.

The sources confirmed that the seventh one is scheduled for launch in Mumbai on 1st of September

The plan, sources mentioned, is to fee all seven warships into the Indian Navy between the years 2024 to 2026.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Project 17A Frigates are the follow-on class of the Project 17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates, with improved stealth options, superior weapons & sensors and platform administration programs. Seven Project 17A Frigates are underneath numerous levels of development at MDL and GRSE.

Following the launch, ‘Vindhyagiri’ will likely be berthed on the Outfitting Jetty at GRSE, to progress with remaining actions and gear trials, within the run-up to their supply and commissioning.

“Now the equipment and systems will get installed and the machinery will get energised. Further, the testing, tuning and trials will be done there.” mentioned the sources. “Once harbor trials are done it will go for sea trials.”

President Droupadi Murmu breaks a coconut in the course of the launch ceremony of Vindhyagiri, the sixth ship of undertaking 17A of Indian Navy. (Photo | PTI)

Vindhyagiri, named after the mountain vary in Karnataka, is the sixth ship of the Project 17A Frigates. These warships are follow-ons of the Project 17 Class Frigates (Shivalik Class), with improved stealth options, superior weapons and sensors and platform administration programs.

The design of Advanced Stealth Frigates additionally showcases the prowess of the Warship Design Bureau, in designing technologically superior warships for the Indian Navy. With the launch, the Nation’s indigenous experience and engineering capabilities acquired a significant enhance, lowering India’s dependence on overseas suppliers, selling self-reliance, and fostering a strong defence industrial base.

Over 75% of the orders of Project 17A, have been positioned on indigenous companies together with MSMEs, holding in keeping with the Government’s imaginative and prescient of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) Economic growth,
employment technology, progress of MSMEs, and ancillary trade within the nation, are constructive spin-offs of the shipbuilding undertaking.

During the occasion, the President conveyed her profound satisfaction and heartfelt appreciation for the outstanding achievements of the Warship Design Bureau and different Naval Teams, in fulfilling the nation’s aspiration of self-reliance in warship constructing. She additionally lauded GRSE for its unwavering dedication and steadfast help to warship manufacturing.

CV Ananda Bose, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal,   Ajay Bhatt MoS Defence, Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, different senior officers from the Indian Navy and MoD, have been among the many a number of dignitaries who attended the launch ceremony.