INS 'Shivalik' and 'Sindhukirti' | 01 Jul 2019

Defence Minister visited the Indian Navy's indigenously designed stealth frigate, INS 'Shivalik' and INS 'Sindhukirti'.

INS 'Shivalik' is India’s first stealth frigate in the shivalik series under project 17 with 80% indigenous content.
- Stealth frigates can escape detection by normal radars and surveillance equipment.
INS 'Shivalik' is armed with missiles, helicopter support, mounted guns and a combat management system that can effectively coordinate all weapons and sensors onboard, giving it the ability to deal with multiple threats.
Special aerodynamics, equipment, and materials used in designing and building INS 'Shivalik' makes it very difficult to monitor their movements.
Apart from India, only the US, Russia, UK, France, Sweden, Japan, Italy, and China have the capability to build stealth warships of this size and class.

Project 17 – Shivalik class Frigate

The Shivalik class or Project 17 class is a class of multi-role frigates in service with the Indian Navy.
Stealth Frigates under Shivalik class series namely INS Shivalik, INS Sahyadri, and INS Satpura are first stealth warships built in India (by Mazagon Dock Limited).

The INS Sindhukirti, among the oldest operational submarines in the Navy, is diesel-electric class submarine that can launch torpedoes, missiles, and even mines.
Acquired in 1990, the submarine still forms a part of the Navy's cutting edge as it's been refitted - virtually rebuilt with modern sensors weapons and systems.