INS Dunagiri (2022)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Dunagiri.

INS Dunagiri
History
India
Name	Dunagiri
Namesake	Dunagiri peak
Operator	Indian Navy
Builder	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down	24 January 2020
Launched	15 July 2022
Acquired	30 March 2026 [1]
Commissioned	21 June 2026 [2]
Identification	Pennant number: F36
Motto	"Victory is My Profession" [3]
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate
Displacement	6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons) [4]
Length	149 m (488 ft 10 in) [4]
Beam	17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) [4]
Draft	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) [4]
Depth	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) [4]
Installed power	2 x MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (6000 kW each) [5] [6] 2 x General Electric LM2500 [7]
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h) [8]
Range	1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 28 kn (52 km/h) 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 16–18 kn (30–33 km/h) [8]
Complement	226 [8]
Sensors & processing systems	BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S band AESA radar [9]
Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ajanta EW suite [10] 4 x Kavach Decoy launchers [8] 2 × NSTL Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 [11] Barak 8 missiles (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi) [12] [13] ) Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles: 1 x 8-cell VLS, for 8 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles [11] Guns: 1 × 76 mm/62 BHEL Super Rapid Gun Mount naval gun (upgraded) 2 × AK-630 CIWS [14] Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × Triple torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers [14]
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Dunagiri is the fifth ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates (P-17A) being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy. ^[15]

Naming

The ship is named after the Himalayan peak, Dunagiri. Her crest was unveiled on 11 June 2026. The crest depicts a Himalayan osprey flying above a mountain peak as a symbol for "precision, vigilance and dominance". This ship inherits the name, crest and legacy of the erstwhile Leander-class frigate INS Dunagiri (1977), now decommissioned. ^{[3] [16]}

Construction and career

This is the second ship of the P-17A series of ships that are being built by GRSE. The ship was laid down on 24 January 2020 and it was launched on 15 July 2022. ^{[17] [18]} The ship is expected to be delivered by Q1 2026 and commissioned in the same year. ^[19]

Dunagiri was delivered to the Indian Navy on 30 March 2026 along with INS Agray and INS Sanshodhak. ^{[20] [21]} The three ships were commissioned simultaneously during a tri-commissioning event on 21 June 2026 in Kolkata. ^{[2] [22]} In July, Rolls-Royce announced that INS Dunagiri and INS Mahendragiri are equipped with four MTU 12V 396 TE54 generator sets. ^{[23] [24]}

References

1. "Historic Delivery of "Triplets" : GRSE Hands Over three Warships to Indian Navy". PSU Connect. 30 March 2026.
2. "Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissions Indian Navy's frontline platforms - INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak & INS Agray - in Kolkata" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
3. "Precision and dominance: Navy unveils crest of Project 17A frigate Dunagiri". The Times of India. 11 June 2026. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 June 2026.
4. "EOI for P17A frigates" (PDF). Garden Reach Shipbuilders. 14 August 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
5. "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
6. "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
7. Howard, Michelle (7 December 2016). "GE Gas Turbines to Power Indian Stealth Frigate". MarineLink. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
8. Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (25 April 2018). "India reveals P-17A frigate configuration". Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
9. "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
10. "MoD gives nod to 7 stealth frigates worth Rs 13,000 crore". The Times of India. TNN. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
11. Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
12. Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
13. Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
14. Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
15. "Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News". 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
16. "Leander-Class Frigate INS Vindhyagiri Damaged in Peacetime Accident". Indian Military Review. March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
17. "Project 17A: GRSE starts building 2nd Advanced Stealth Frigate". Defence Watch Bureau. PSU Watch. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
18. "Raksha Mantri launches Y- 3023 Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate at GRSE Ltd, Kolkata". PIB.
19. "Transcript_of_Analyst_Meet_Con_Call_for_Q3FY_23_24_GRSE.pdf" (PDF). GRSE.
20. "3 ships - Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray - handed over to Navy on Monday". BusinessLine. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
21. "Navy gets three indigenous warships from GRSE, boost to self-reliance push". India Today. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
22. Menon, Adithya Krishna (24 June 2026). "Indian Navy Commissions Nilgiri class Frigate, ASW Vessel and Survey Vessel". Naval News. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
23. "Rolls-Royce Powers INS Mahendragiri" (Press release). Rolls-Royce. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
24. PTI (13 July 2026). "INS Mahendragiri equipped with four mtu generator sets: Rolls-Royce". ThePrint. Retrieved 19 July 2026.

See also

• Future of the Indian Navy
• List of frigates of India
• List of active Indian Navy ships