PM Modi to fee 3 indigenously constructed naval ships in Kolkata on June 21 | India Information
2 min learnNew DelhiJun 20, 2026 02:00 AM IST
The Indian Navy will fee three indigenously constructed frontline platforms — Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray — in Kolkata on Sunday, and the ceremony will probably be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dunagiri is a sophisticated stealth frigate, Sanshodhak is a survey vessel (giant), and Agray is an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft.
In an announcement issued Friday, the Navy mentioned the platforms characterize key operational capabilities throughout maritime fight, hydrographic surveying, and anti-submarine warfare. They’ve been designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Backyard Attain Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
“Collectively, they mirror the Navy’s balanced strategy to functionality growth, strengthening blue-water operations, enhancing maritime area consciousness, and securing coastal waters in opposition to evolving threats,” it mentioned.
Dunagiri, the fifth Challenge 17A stealth frigate, is supplied with superior weapons and sensors, together with BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles and the medium vary surface-to-air missile system, considerably enhancing the Navy’s fight functionality.
Sanshodhak, the fourth survey vessel (giant), is designed for coastal and deep-water hydrographic surveys and assortment of oceanographic and geophysical knowledge for defence and civil purposes, and is supplied with superior survey techniques together with autonomous underwater automobiles and remotely operated automobiles.
Agray, the fourth of the Arnala-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, is supplied with light-weight torpedoes, indigenous rocket launchers, and shallow-water sonar techniques to detect and interact underwater threats in littoral waters.
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Based on the assertion, the three platforms exhibit the rising maturity of India’s indigenous shipbuilding ecosystem, with indigenous content material exceeding 75 per cent.
It added that their building concerned in depth participation by Indian trade, together with greater than 200 MSMEs, and generated substantial direct and oblique employment.
In an announcement earlier within the day, the Prime Minister’s Workplace mentioned that these inductions will considerably bolster the nation’s operational capabilities, improve maritime area consciousness, and strengthen the safety of our coastal waters in opposition to geopolitical threats.
