President Droupadi Murmu launches indigenously built warship Vindhyagiri

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NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched indigenously manufactured Vindhyagiri which is a part of the formidable seven stealth frigate ships being constructed below the undertaking 17A at Backyard Attain Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Restricted, Kolkata.

The sources confirmed that the seventh one is scheduled for launch in Mumbai on 1st of September

The plan, sources stated, is to fee all seven warships into the Indian Navy between the years 2024 to 2026.

Venture 17A Frigates are the follow-on class of the Venture 17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates, with improved stealth options, superior weapons & sensors and platform administration methods. Seven Venture 17A Frigates are below numerous levels of development at MDL and GRSE.

Following the launch, ‘Vindhyagiri’ shall be berthed on the Outfitting Jetty at GRSE, to progress with remaining actions and gear trials, within the run-up to their supply and commissioning.

“Now the gear and methods will get put in and the equipment will get energised. Additional, the testing, tuning and trials shall be carried out there.” stated the sources. “As soon as harbor trials are carried out it is going to go for sea trials.”

Vindhyagiri, named after the mountain vary in Karnataka, is the sixth ship of the Venture 17A Frigates. These warships are follow-ons of the Venture 17 Class Frigates (Shivalik Class), with improved stealth options, superior weapons and sensors and platform administration methods.

The design of Superior Stealth Frigates additionally showcases the prowess of the Warship Design Bureau, in designing technologically superior warships for the Indian Navy. With the launch, the Nation’s indigenous experience and engineering capabilities obtained a significant increase, lowering India’s dependence on overseas suppliers, selling self-reliance, and fostering a sturdy defence industrial base.

Over 75% of the orders of Venture 17A, have been positioned on indigenous companies together with MSMEs, holding according to the Authorities’s imaginative and prescient of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) Financial improvement,employment technology, progress of MSMEs, and ancillary trade within the nation, are constructive spin-offs of the shipbuilding undertaking.

Through the occasion, the President conveyed her profound satisfaction and heartfelt appreciation for the exceptional achievements of the Warship Design Bureau and different Naval Groups, in fulfilling the nation’s aspiration of self-reliance in warship constructing. She additionally lauded GRSE for its unwavering dedication and steadfast help to warship manufacturing.

CV Ananda Bose, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal,   Ajay Bhatt MoS Defence, Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Employees, different senior officers from the Indian Navy and MoD, had been among the many a number of dignitaries who attended the launch ceremony. 

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched indigenously manufactured Vindhyagiri which is a part of the formidable seven stealth frigate ships being constructed below the undertaking 17A at Backyard Attain Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Restricted, Kolkata.

The sources confirmed that the seventh one is scheduled for launch in Mumbai on 1st of September

The plan, sources stated, is to fee all seven warships into the Indian Navy between the years 2024 to 2026.googletag.cmd.push(operate() {googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

Venture 17A Frigates are the follow-on class of the Venture 17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates, with improved stealth options, superior weapons & sensors and platform administration methods. Seven Venture 17A Frigates are below numerous levels of development at MDL and GRSE.

Following the launch, ‘Vindhyagiri’ shall be berthed on the Outfitting Jetty at GRSE, to progress with remaining actions and gear trials, within the run-up to their supply and commissioning.

“Now the gear and methods will get put in and the equipment will get energised. Additional, the testing, tuning and trials shall be carried out there.” stated the sources. “As soon as harbor trials are carried out it is going to go for sea trials.”

President Droupadi Murmu breaks a coconut throughout the launch ceremony of Vindhyagiri, the sixth ship of undertaking 17A of Indian Navy. (Photograph | PTI)

Vindhyagiri, named after the mountain vary in Karnataka, is the sixth ship of the Venture 17A Frigates. These warships are follow-ons of the Venture 17 Class Frigates (Shivalik Class), with improved stealth options, superior weapons and sensors and platform administration methods.

The design of Superior Stealth Frigates additionally showcases the prowess of the Warship Design Bureau, in designing technologically superior warships for the Indian Navy. With the launch, the Nation’s indigenous experience and engineering capabilities obtained a significant increase, lowering India’s dependence on overseas suppliers, selling self-reliance, and fostering a sturdy defence industrial base.

Over 75% of the orders of Venture 17A, have been positioned on indigenous companies together with MSMEs, holding according to the Authorities’s imaginative and prescient of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) Financial improvement,
employment technology, progress of MSMEs, and ancillary trade within the nation, are constructive spin-offs of the shipbuilding undertaking.

Through the occasion, the President conveyed her profound satisfaction and heartfelt appreciation for the exceptional achievements of the Warship Design Bureau and different Naval Groups, in fulfilling the nation’s aspiration of self-reliance in warship constructing. She additionally lauded GRSE for its unwavering dedication and steadfast help to warship manufacturing.

CV Ananda Bose, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal,   Ajay Bhatt MoS Defence, Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Employees, different senior officers from the Indian Navy and MoD, had been among the many a number of dignitaries who attended the launch ceremony.