INS 'Himgiri', Indian Navy's advanced P17A-class stealth frigate,
launched at GRSE yard
The Project 17A Stealth Frigate 'INS Himgiri' was launched at the GRSE facility in Kolkata in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat
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INS 'Himgiri', Indian Navy's advanced P17A-class stealth frigate,
launched at GRSE yard
The Project 17A Stealth Frigate 'INS Himgiri' was launched at the GRSE facility in Kolkata in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on this day Kolkata: 'INS Himgiri', alias 'Project 17A' — a Nilgiri-class frigate for the Indian Navy — was launched on Monday (i.e. December 14) at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) facility here. The 'INS Himgiri', which is a follow-up on the Project 17 Shivalik-class frigate, is the first of three such Project 17A (P17A)-class advanced stealth warships that the armed forces have contracted the GRSE to build. The Project 17A Stealth Frigate 'INS Himgiri' was launched at the GRSE facility in Kolkata in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on this day, news agencies reported. According to Defpost, the GRSE had laid the keel for the vessel two years back on November 9, 2018. 'Project 17A' The Nilgiri-class frigate or 'Project 17A (P17A)&…
