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From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Features of the Ships/Vessels
Why in the News?
Three frontline combatants—INS Nilgiri, INS Surat, and INS Vaghsheer—were commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
About the Ships/Vessels
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Details |
| INS Nilgiri |
- Type: First Ship of Project 17A (Nilgiri-class stealth frigates)
- Role: Multi-mission operations in deep-sea environments
- Builders: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, and GRSE, Kolkata
- Features: Integrated construction, supersonic missiles, MRSAMs, advanced weaponry
- Timeline: Keel laid Dec 28, 2017; Launched Sep 28, 2019; Delivered Dec 20, 2024
- Significance: Enhances anti-surface, anti-air, and anti-submarine warfare capabilities
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| INS Surat |
- Type: Last Ship of Project 15B (stealth guided missile destroyers)
- Role: Advanced stealth destroyer for offensive and network-centric warfare
- Builders: MDL
- Features: AI-enabled systems, advanced weaponry (surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes), COGAG propulsion
- Timeline: Commissioned in 2024; follows Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, and Imphal
- Significance: India’s first AI-enabled warship with advanced IT tools
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| INS Vaghsheer |
- Type: Last Submarine of Project 75 (Scorpene-class submarines)
- Role: Stealthy, multi-role operations (anti-surface, anti-submarine warfare)
- Builders: Collaboration with French Naval Group
- Features: Diesel-electric propulsion, wire-guided torpedoes, modular design for future AIP upgrades
- Timeline: Sixth and final Scorpene-class submarine; follows Kalvari, Khanderi, Karanj, Vela, and Vagir
- Significance: Enhances India’s underwater warfare capabilities
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PYQ:
[2016] Which one of the following is the best description of ‘INS Astradharini’, that was in the news recently?
(a) Amphibious warfare ship
(b) Nuclear-powered submarine
(c) Torpedo launch and recovery vessel
(d) Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
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