Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched indigenously built Y-3023 Dunagiri

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a Project 17A frigate named Dunagiri on 15 July 2022 from Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata in the Hooghly River.

Important facts

• The fourth vessel of the P-17A frigate class has been named after a mountain range in the state of Uttarakhand.

• It is a P-17 Frigate (Shivalik) class ship equipped with modified stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors and platform management system.

• Doonagiri, a modified version of the erstwhile Doonagiri (Leander) class ASW frigate, served 33 years from 5 May 1977 to 20 October 2010 and witnessed various challenging operations and multinational exercises.

• The first two ships of the P-17A project were launched at MDL and GRSE in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

• The third vessel (Udayagiri) was launched this year on 17 May 2022 at MDL.

• The launch of this fourth ship in such a short span of time is proof that the country is moving towards self-reliant shipbuilding with a focused approach.

• The P-17A ships have been indigenously designed by the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) of the Indian Navy and have successfully designed various indigenous warships in the past as well.

• This is the result of the country's tireless efforts towards 'Self-reliant India' and under this 75 percent orders for equipment and systems are being placed to various indigenous firms including MSMEs.