Boost to navy as stealth frigate INS Dunagiri launched

Source: PTI - Edited By: Hemant Waje

July 15, 2022 16:15 IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched P17A stealth frigate Dunagiri, built by PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, onto the river Hooghly in Kolkata on Friday.

P17A ships are guided-missile frigates.

In his address before the launch, Singh said that such launch of ships by Indian shipyards signifies the advancement of self-reliance of the country.

He said that India is doing as much as possible to be with neighbour Sri Lanka in its time of crisis.

Photographs: Courtesy, @OfficialGRSE/Twitter

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