Three Indigenous Naval Ships Commissioned

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Recently, the Prime Minister commissioned three indigenously built naval ships, INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray, in Kolkata.
The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata built these three vessels with over 75% indigenous content.
These ships bring new strengths to the Navy, ranging from frontline combat to seabed mapping and coastal submarine detection.

INS Dunagiri belongs to the Project 17A class as a stealth guided-missile frigate built for blue-water operations far from the coast.
It stands out as the largest and most heavily armed vessel among the three newly inducted ships.
The ship carries advanced weapons and sensors like BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles, a Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile system, MFSTAR radar, sonar, electronic warfare systems, and anti-submarine weapons.
This warship boosts the Navy in fighting both conventional and non-conventional threats at sea.

INS Sanshodhak acts as a Survey Vessel Large (SVL) to conduct hydrographic surveys in coastal and deep waters.
It maps seabed features, water depths, navigational routes, port approach channels, and collects oceanographic data.
Modern equipment on board includes autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles and multi-beam echo sounders.
Collected data helps with naval operations, submarine route planning, port development, safe shipping, disaster relief, and ocean research.

INS Agray is an Arnala-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft made to find and engage submarines in shallow coastal waters.
It comes fitted with lightweight torpedoes, indigenous anti-submarine rocket launchers, and shallow-water sonar systems.

Adding these ships shows the Navy is building power across the board, from blue-water operations in distant seas to improved maritime domain awareness and stronger littoral defence.
This expansion matters a lot amid growing strategic competition in the Indian Ocean, which includes a rising naval presence from China and Pakistan.