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Two best and latest warships were launched in one go on Tuesday the 17th of May 2022 at the Mazagoan Docks located in Mumbei.

They are INS Surat and INS Udaygiri.

INS Surat is the fourth Guided Missile Destroyer of P15B class while INS Udaygiri is the second Stealth Frigate of P17A class.

Both these warships were designed and fabricated in India only.

“INS Udaygiri and INS Surat are the shining examples of India’s growing indigenous capability”, Rajnath Singh said after the event.

The Project 15B class of ships are the next-generation stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy, being built at the MDL,which are follow-on class of the weapon intensive P15A (Kolkata Class) Destroyers. P17A Frigates are warships that are follow-on class of the P17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates with improved stealth features, advanced weapons &sensors and platform management systems.

Seven P17A Frigates are under various stages of construction at MDL and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). Indigenous construction of complex frontline platforms such as Destroyers and Frigates.