New Delhi, March 30 The Indian Navy received three new ships constructed by state-run Garden Reach Shipbuilding and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) on Monday.
The ships – Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray – are expected to significantly enhance the Navy's overall combat capabilities.
Dunagiri is the fifth ship of the Nilgiri class under Project 17A, and the second of this class. The ships built under Project 17A are versatile multi-mission platforms designed to address current and future challenges in the maritime domain.
The ship is a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Dunagiri, a Leander-class frigate that was part of the Indian Navy's fleet from 1977 to 2010.
The vessel is equipped with potent weapons, including BrahMos missiles, rockets, and torpedoes, according to the Navy.
The state-of-the-art frigate represents a significant leap in naval design, stealth, firepower, automation, and survivability, and is a symbol of India's self-reliance in warship building, it said.
The ship, Sanshodhak, is a survey vessel. It is capable of comprehensive coastal and deep-water hydrographic surveys of ports. Its role also includes collecting oceanographic and geophysical data for defence and civil applications.
With a displacement of approximately 3,400 tons and an overall length of 110 meters, Sanshodhak is equipped with state-of-the-art hydrographic equipment, including a data acquisition and processing system, an autonomous underwater vehicle, a remotely operated vehicle, and a digital side-scan sonar.
The ships of the same class, INS Sandhayak, INS Nirdeshak, and INS Ikshak, were commissioned in February 2024, December 2024, and November 2025, respectively.
Agray is the fourth of eight Arnala-class anti-submarine warfare shallow-water crafts.
The ship is a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Agray, a patrol vessel that was decommissioned in 2017.
The ship stands as a testament to the growing strength of the domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem and sustained efforts to reduce dependence on imports, the Navy said in a statement.
The three ships were handed over to the Navy in Kolkata.