INS Udaygiri, second Project 17A frigate, delivered to Navy
Why in the news
The Indian Navy received INS Udaygiri on 1 July 2025. The ship is the second vessel of the Project 17A class of stealth frigates.
Key facts
- Project 17A covers seven multi-mission stealth frigates, a follow-on to the Shivalik class.
- Builder: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai.
- Designer: the Warship Design Bureau, the Navy’s in-house design arm.
- Handed over roughly 37 months after launch, credited to an integrated construction approach.
- Around 4,000 people were directly employed and over 10,000 indirectly, with more than 200 MSMEs involved.
- Five remaining frigates are being built at Mazagon Dock and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, with deliveries expected through to the end of 2026.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ship | INS Udaygiri |
| Class | Project 17A (second ship) |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock, Mumbai |
| Handed over | 1 July 2025 |
About Project 17A
The programme follows the Shivalik class. The new frigates have a hull about 4.54% larger than the Shivalik ships, a combined diesel engine and gas turbine propulsion set-up, better stealth features and improved weapons.
Exam angle
- Remember the order: Udaygiri is the second ship of the class.
- Note the builder (Mazagon Dock) and the designer (Warship Design Bureau).
- Questions may ask for the number of ships in the class: seven.