In a statement issued here, the Naval spokesperson said that the Indian Navy has undertaken comprehensive Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations under Operation Sagar Bandhu.
Part of the Indian Navy’s Project 17A, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri follow INS Nilgiri, the lead ship of the successor class to Project 17 (Shivalik class).
The minister made the comments while addressing the commissioning ceremony of two indigenously built multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, in Visakhapatnam.
This event underscores India's accelerating naval modernisation and its ability to deliver sophisticated warships from multiple shipyards, the statement read further.
The Indian Navy received the delivery of Yard 12652, Udaygiri, the second ship of Project 17A stealth frigate, being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), today.
