INS ''Vindhyagiri'' is a (Project-17 Alpha)

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...

of the

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. It was built at

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(GRSE) in

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and was formally launched by the

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Droupadi Murmu Droupadi Murmu (born Durgi Biranchi Tudu; 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 Indian presidential election, 2022 presidential election as the Bharatiya Janata Party ...

on 17 August 2023. Named after the

Vindhyagiri Hill Vindhyagiri, also known as Indragiri, is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. The other one being Chandragiri Hill, Chandragiri. History Vindhyagiri is first referred to as "Per kavappu" (Large - Kalbappu) ...

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, ''Vindhyagiri'' is the sixth ship of the P-17A frigates, which are the advanced version of s with enhanced stealth features, upgraded weapons and sensors and better platform management system on-board. Seen as demonstration of ''

Atmanirbhar Bharat Atmanirbhar Bharat () is a phrase popularized by Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his administration, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, for economic self-sufficiency and national development during a pandemic. The term ...

'' in defence sector, this indigenously evolved stealth guided-missile frigate equipped with state-of-the-art technology is successor of the erstwhile , the ASW frigate.

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