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Nilgiri class (Project 17A)

New stealth frigates built in India, successors of the Shivalik class. The first ship is INS Nilgiri.

Photo: INS Nilgiri, INS Surat and INS Vaghsheer at their commissioning — INS Nilgiri, INS Surat and INS Vaghsheer at their commissioning. Photo: Government of India, Government Open Data License – India · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts

Type: Stealth frigate
Builders: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Names: Named after hill ranges and fort peaks, such as Nilgiri and Himgiri

Note: The first ships have been commissioned recently; check official sources.

Numbers such as fleet size, strength and performance change with time and are not given here. See the official website for the latest information.

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