Day 36
Defence & SecuritySkim2025-08-26
Simultaneous Commissioning of INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri
What Happened
The Indian Navy commissioned two Project 17A Nilgiri-class stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, at Visakhapatnam on August 26, 2025. INS Udaygiri marks the 100th warship designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and Garden Reach Shipbuilders.
Why It Matters
The simultaneous commissioning demonstrates India's maturing indigenous warship design capabilities and its push toward 'Aatmanirbharta' in high-end naval defense manufacturing.
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