The Indian Navy got a major strength on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) when Defense Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned two modern stealth frigates INS Udayagiri and INS Himgiri. On this occasion, he referred to the American F-35 jet and said-“A country has a flying F-35 and you have made a floating F-35, that too Made in India.”

Navy gets ‘invincible protector’
Rajnath Singh said that both these warships have been made entirely in India and state -of -the -art weapons and sensor systems have been installed in them. He said that they have long-range strip weapons, supersonic surface surface missiles, rocket launchers, torpedo launchers, combat management systems and fire-control systems. These warships will prove to be the “invincible protector” of the sea.

Large achievement of Project 17A
INS Udayagiri Project is the second warship of 17A, which has been created by Majgaon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai. At the same time, INS Himgiri is the first P-17A Warship which was prepared by Kolkata’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders. Both frigates are named after the old Ins Udayagiri (F35) and INS Himgiri (F34), who retired after serving for more than 30 years.

Rajnath said- old thinking will not work
The Defense Minister said that in today’s era, the nature of war is constantly changing, so old thinking will not work. We have to find new solutions by guessing new challenges. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the government has given priority to research and development in the defense sector.

‘India ready to protect sea borders’- Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh stressed that India is fully capable of protecting its marine borders and is ready to give a sharp and decisive response under any circumstances. He said that with the involvement of these two new warriors, the strength of the Indian Navy has increased even more and now it has become a real blue water navy.

Keeping in mind the increasing activities of China and Pakistan in the Indian Ocean, the Indian Navy is continuously increasing its capacity. In this episode, Nilgiri Class Stealth Freet Udayagiri and Himgiri will be included in the fleet. Both freeds have been equipped with the world’s most dangerous supersonic anti-ship missile BrahMos. This step is making the maritime power of the Indian Navy stronger.

So far 14 guided missile Stealth Freett has been included in the Navy. There are 8 vertical launch BrahMos missiles in every warship. Talwar has already been equipped with BrahMos, 4 of the 6 ships of the class, work is going on on the remaining 2. Under the Indo-Russia agreement, 4 and Talwar class freed up, two of which have joined the Navy (Tushil and Tamal). By 2030, the Indian Navy will have a total of 20 guided missiles freegate and 13 distrients. This means that in the future, the Indian Navy will have the capacity to feature more than 300 BrahMos missiles simultaneously.

Nilgiri class freed will become a symbol of self -sufficient India
Nilgiri classes are being made under Project 17A. A total of 7 eucalyptus class ships are being prepared for this. Out of this INS Nilgiri, Udayagiri and Himgiri have joined the Navy. 75 percent of the equipment in all ships has been taken from indigenous companies. Its design and steel are also fully built in India. This project is a milestone in the direction of self -sufficient India.

Deadly capabilities of Himgiri and Udayagiri
The specialty of Himgiri and Udayagiri Freets makes them the master of air, surface and submarine warfare. It will have BrahMos supersonic missile, which will be useful for anti -ship and anti -surface warfare. Apart from this, Barak-8 missile and air defense guns will be used, which will make it an anti-air warfare. With the presence of Varunastra Torpedo and Rocket Launcher, freeds will be used as an anti submarine warfare. At the same time, Sonar, Multi Function radar and Combat Management System B are going to be present in the freeds, which has the ability to detect enemy and intercept over long distances. There will also be two helicopter hangars to increase the capacity of marine operation. The ship is weighing 6700 tonnes and can run at a speed of 30 nautical mph.

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