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Home» News»MDL launches Indian Navy’s first P17A-class frigate INS Nilgiri
INS Nilgiri frigate launched on September 28 at MDL shipyard (Credit: Indian Navy)

MDL launches Indian Navy’s first P17A-class frigate INS Nilgiri

INS Nilgiri, the first of seven P17A-class frigates being built for the Indian Navy, was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) dockyard in Mumbai on September 28.

Nathan Gain 30 Sep 2019

“These ships have been designed indigenously by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design, New Delhi. The P17A frigates incorporate new design concepts for improved survivability, sea keeping, stealth and ship manoeuvrability,” Rakesh Anand, head of MDL, said at the launch ceremony.

India’s P17A frigate is a design derivative of the Shivalik class frigate with advanced “stealth” features and indigenous weapons and sensors. Four P17A frigates will be built by MDL, while construction of the three remaining ships is under the responsibility of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE). The total deal is expected to be worth more than US$ 12 billion. Five ships are currently under production, with commissioning scheduled for 2022-2025.

Launch of the 1st Project 17A ship 'Nilgiri' at #MDL on 28 Sep 19 will have history repeat itself. Old Nilgiri, first ever major warship built in India, was also launched from the same shipyard. #MakeInIndia @SpokespersonMoD @DefenceMinIndia pic.twitter.com/wy8KbQGKRh

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) September 27, 2019

With a launch weight of 2,738 t, the completed INS Nilgiri will be 149 m long, will have a beam of 17.8 m and a tonnage of 6,670 t. She will complement a crew of about 150 and be able to carry two HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters.

The P17A frigates weapons and sensors package include Barak 8 (LR-SAM) surface-to-air missile systems, BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, one 1 × Oto Melara 127mm naval gun, Ajanta electronic warfare system, Humsa-NG sonar and the IAI  EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar.

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Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

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