INS Udaygiri (2022)

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History
Naval Ensign of India.svgIndia
NameUdaygiri
Operator Indian Navy
Builder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Yard number12652
Laid down7 May 2019 [1]
Launched17 May 2022 [2]
Acquired1 July 2025 [3]
Commissioned26 August 2025 [4]
IdentificationPennant number: F35
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & type Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate
Displacement6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons) [5]
Length149 m (488 ft 10 in) [5]
Beam17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) [5]
Draft5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) [5]
Depth9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) [5]
Installed power
Speed28 kn (52 km/h) [9]
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) [9]
Complement226 [9]
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Udaygiri is the Indian Navy's third ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth-guided missile frigates.Udaygiri is the 100th warship designed in India by the Warship Design Beureau. [17]

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Namesake

The ship's name is inspired by the Udaygiri mountain range in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Further, this is the second ship of the Indian Navy to be named after the mountain range, the first being a Leander-class frigate, INS Udaygiri with the same pennant number. The former ship was in service between 1976 and 2007. [18]

Construction and career

This ship is part of the Project-17 Alpha frigates (P-17A), a class of guided-missile frigates currently being constructed for the Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). [19]

The ship was laid down on 7 May 2019 [1] and was launched on 17 May 2022. [2] The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on 1 July 2025. [20] [3] This was within a record time of 37 months. [21]

The ship was commissioned, along with Himgiri, on 26 August at Naval Base, Visakhapatnam. [4] [22] This marked the maiden instance when two major surface ships from two different shipyards was commissioned simultaneously. [23] [24]

On 26 November 2025, the ship along with INS Ranvir, INS Satpura and Himgiri visited the Port of Chennai as part of the year's Navy Week Celebrations. The visit saw the participation of over 930 students, 375 NCC cadets as well as 364 officer cadets from Officers Training Academy, Chennai. [25]

The ship, commanded by Captain Vikas Sood, later joined INS Vikrant at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka to participate in the International Fleet Review 2025 (IFR), held as part of the 75th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy. This also marked the maiden foreign port visit for both of the ships. The IFR is scheduled between 27 and 29 November. [26] [27] [28]

As part of Operation Sagar Bandhu which was undertaken to provide disaster relief to the island nation after being hit by Cyclone Ditwah, both of the ship supplied the first tranche of relief materials. Sri Lankan defence officials had formally requested INS Vikrant for use for the rescue and relief operations that are underway. [29] [30] While the ships delivered 6.5 tonnes of materials, they were later joined by an Indian Air Force-operated C-130J which delivered 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid. [31]

References

  1. 1 2 "Year End Review – 2019 Ministry of Defence". 27 December 2019. Keel laying ceremony of Yard 12652 (Second ship of Project 17A at M/s MDL) was held on 7 May at M/s MDL, Mumbai.
  2. 1 2 "Rajnath Singh launches two warships in Atmanirbhar Bharat push". Hindustan Times. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Project 17A Indigenous Stealth Frigate Udaygiri delivered to Indian Navy". Press Information Bureau . 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Multi-mission stealth frigates - INS Udaygiri & INS Himgiri - commissioned into Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri in Vizag" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  6. ↑ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (25 April 2018). "India reveals P-17A frigate configuration". Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. 1 2 Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
  14. ↑ Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
  15. ↑ Snehesh, Alex Philip. "Navy to scrap plans to procure guns from US, considering 'Make in India' route now". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
  16. 1 2 Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "CURTAIN RAISER: LAUNCH OF YD 12707(SURAT) & YD 12652 (UDAYGIRI)". pib.gov.in. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Sumeda (18 May 2022). "Explained: The significance of India's new indigenous warships Surat and Udaygiri". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  20. ↑ @indiannavy (1 July 2025). "Udaygiri, the second warship of the Project P17A Nilgiri Class stealth frigates, designed by Warship Design Bureau of #IndianNavy, overseen by the Warship Overseeing Team (Mumbai) and built by MazagonDockLtd, Mumbai was delivered to the Indian Navy on #01Jul 25, at Mumbai" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ↑ "India gets a 'F35' stealth war machine, but it's not a plane and here's what makes it special". The Economic Times. 4 July 2025. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Maritime milestone: Indian Navy commissions INS Udaygiri and Himgiri; twin induction for first time". The Times of India. 26 August 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Navy ships 'Udaygiri', 'Himgiri' to be simultaneously commissioned on Aug 26". The Economic Times. 10 August 2025. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  24. ↑ Sharma, Shivani (10 August 2025). "Indian Navy to commission two made-in-India advanced frigates Udaygiri and Himgiri". India Today. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Navy Day celebrations: Four ships make port call in city". The Hindu. 26 November 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  26. ↑ "INS Vikrant, stealth frigate Udaygiri in Colombo for 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka Navy". ThePrint. PTI. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  27. ↑ "Foreign warships arrive in Sri Lanka to take part in International Fleet Review 2025" (Press release). Sri Lanka Navy. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  28. ↑ "INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri participate in Sri Lanka Navy International Fleet Review 2025 at Colombo" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  29. ↑ "Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka: PM Modi announces assistance under 'Operation Sagar Bandhu'". The Hindu. PTI. 28 November 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  30. ↑ Jaishankar, Subrahmanyam [@DrSJaishankar] (28 November 2025). "Operation Sagar Bandhu commences... INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri hand over relief material at Colombo. Further steps are underway" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2025– via Twitter.
  31. ↑ "India Sends 12 Tonnes of Humanitarian Aid to Colombo Under Operation Sagar Bandhu". sarkaritel. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.

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