The recent commissioning of the Udaygiri, a Project 17A stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy marks a significant advancement in India’s indigenous warship building capabilities and maritime security posture. This event underscores the nation’s growing self-reliance in defense production, aligning with the “Make in India” initiative. The Udaygiri, designed with enhanced stealth features and advanced weaponry, will contribute significantly to safeguarding India’s maritime interests and maintaining stability in the Indian Ocean Region. Its induction reflects the Indian Navy’s commitment to modernization and technological advancement, ensuring its readiness to address evolving maritime challenges.
The delivery of Udaygiri showcases the nation’s ship design, ship construction and engineering prowess enabled by a strong industrial ecosystem supported by over 200 MSMEs. The warship is fitted with major weapons and sensors sourced from indigenous OEMs.
The shipbuilding requirements of the Project have led to direct employment generation for about 4,000 personnel and more than 10,000 personnel through indirect/ ancillary sources. The positive spin offs of the shipbuilding project included self-reliance, economic development, employment generation, growth of MSMEs and ancillary ecosystem in the country.