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India strengthened its surface-fleet capabilities on 26 August when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally commissioned INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam. The vessels are the latest in the Indian Navy’s Project 17A line of multi-mission stealth frigates, designed to provide enhanced anti-surface, anti-air and anti-submarine warfare options while reducing radar signatures. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi said the new ships expand the service’s ability to deliver an “overwhelming force at sea” and offer an “opening knock-out punch” if required, describing them as a credible deterrent amid what he called an era of “uncertainties and competition.” The developments in Visakhapatnam coincided with progress on the Royal Navy’s modernisation drive. Babcock said it has installed the foremast on HMS Venturer, the first of the United Kingdom’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates, at its Rosyth facility, a milestone ahead of planned sea trials next year.
#WATCH | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi says, "Modern and state-of-the-art platforms like Udaygiri and Himgiri, make us more capable of giving an opening knock-out punch to the enemy. On this occassion, I would like to remember https://t.co/uCCuDNoJ2a
#WATCH | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi says, "In this era of uncertainties and competition, Indian Navy's capability to deliver an overwhelming force at sea is a credible deterrence against India's enemies. We demonstrated it https://t.co/6LlEy0rY9j https://t.co/F9ahTPoAFv
#WATCH | Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi and Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh arrive to attend the Commissioning Ceremony of the latest state-of-the-art Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates Udaygiri and Himgiri. Source: Indian https://t.co/69mnWQCa9A