India Navy Frigates

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1924859800783094168

 

[Nilgiri]

With second built-in-Russia ones inducted.....what remains are the 2 more of these that are being built in (recently upgraded + expanded) Goa Shipyard

INS Tamala, a state-of-the-art stealth frigate, will be commissioned in Russia on July 1, marking the last Indian Navy warship to be inducted abroad. The second of four advanced Talwar-class frigates under a $2.5 billion Indo-Russian deal, it features BrahMos missiles, stealth shaping, and cutting-edge sensors. Once deployed with the Mumbai-based Western Fleet, it will enhance India’s maritime strength in the Indian Ocean. With 26% indigenous content and components from 33 Indian firms, Tamala symbolises India’s shift toward domestic warship production and defence self-reliance, closing an era of overseas commissioning and reaffirming its blue-water naval ambitions.

 

[Gessler]

Recently commissioned P17A-class frigate INS Nilgiri arrived at its new homeport in Vizag, eastern coast:

 

[Gessler]

INS Udaygiri, the 2nd Nilgiri-class frigate built under Project-17A, has been handed over to the Navy by MDL:

It seems the Oto-Melara turret will be added later.

 

[Nilgiri]

INS Udaygiri, the 2nd Nilgiri-class frigate built under Project-17A, has been handed over to the Navy by MDL:

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It seems the Oto-Melara turret will be added later.

The tonnage of this frigate class and future frigate class is very close to current destroyer class.

Essentially they will take their role like say FREMM "frigate" does.... and NGD will bump up the IN destroyer tonnage into new "cruiser" capacity role there.

The Kamorta corvette class also is ~3.3k ton displacement (given ASW these days) of many existing frigate classes nowadays....the Pohjanmaa corvette for Finland will be even larger at ~4.3k ton.

i.e High payload but lower endurance that keeps it as corvette compared to Frigate which have higher endurances in force doctrine.

i.e Classes are generally defined by endurance first and tonnage second, and tonnage is what is often seen increasing these days....I believe I mentioned this a few times already in the forum @Ripley

This upward shift in tonnage of classes is notable worldwide phenomenon (actually since ww2) in most large navies to get more potency per hull slot in shipyard and naval doctrine evolving this way too with payload, protection and armament design drivers of each generation.

@Anmdt

 

[Ripley]

The tonnage of this frigate class and future frigate class is very close to current destroyer class.

Essentially they will take their role like say FREMM "frigate" does.... and NGD will bump up the IN destroyer tonnage into new "cruiser" capacity role there.

The Kamorta corvette class also is ~3.3k ton displacement (given ASW these days) of many existing frigate classes nowadays....the Pohjanmaa corvette for Finland will be even larger at ~4.3k ton.

i.e High payload but lower endurance that keeps it as corvette compared to Frigate which have higher endurances in force doctrine.

i.e Classes are generally defined by endurance first and tonnage second, and tonnage is what is often seen increasing these days....I believe I mentioned this a few times already in the forum @Ripley

This upward shift in tonnage of classes is notable worldwide phenomenon (actually since ww2) in most large navies to get more potency per hull slot in shipyard and naval doctrine evolving this way too with payload, protection and armament design drivers of each generation.

@Anmdt

True. It’s not easy to miss the trend upwards. Larger, heavier, more capable. Class definitions are harder to distinguish these days.

 

[dronie]

17 warships, nine submarines await approval

NEW DELHI: Approximately 17 warships and nine submarines of the Indian Navy are currently undergoing various stages of approval, according to sources on Sunday.

www.newindianexpress.com

 

[Rajendra Chola]

INS Udaygiri, the 2nd Nilgiri-class frigate built under Project-17A, has been handed over to the Navy by MDL:

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It seems the Oto-Melara turret will be added later.

India has inducted and in process of inducting large number of new vessels in a short span of time.

4 Talwar class frigates (2 delivered, 1 in 26, 1 in 27), P17A, 5 more in the next 2 years, 1 Destroyer and 3-4 AsuW corvette in the next 2-3 years. India would end up with 23 Frigates in the next 2-3 years. The oldest frigate in service was commissioned in 2000, so no frigates are expected to be retired till 2040.

Frigates, P17B is in final phase of ordering along with 8 NGC.

 

[Nilgiri]

India’s indigenous warship programme under Project 17A is advancing steadily, with all seven Nilgiri-class stealth frigates on track. INS Nilgiri, commissioned in January, leads the class, while the final ship, INS Mahendragiri, will be delivered by February 2026.

Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), these 149-meter guided missile frigates feature 75% indigenous content and boast advanced stealth, sensors, and weapons.

The fleet is engineered for high-speed, blue-water missions addressing diverse maritime threats.