Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched two indigenous frontline warships INS Surat and INS Udaygiri at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai. Two indigenously built warships are being launched at a stretch is a landmark in our history.
INS Surat is a project 15 B destroyer while INS Udaygiri, a project 17 A frigate. The warships are designed by the Directorate of Naval Design. Surat is the fourth guided missile destroyer in the P 15 B series and Udaygiri, the second stealth frigate of P 17 A series.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Mazagon Docks Limited for their consistent activities . Rajnath Singh also appreciated the Indian Navy for their dedication and valour.
“The Indo-Pacific region is important for the economy of the whole world. India is a responsible maritime stakeholder in the region. We support consensus-based principles and peaceful, open, rule-based and stable maritime order. Being an important country in this region, it is the primary objective of our Navy to keep the Indo-Pacific open, safe and secure. The Prime Minister’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region is based on the spirit of friendship, openness, dialogue and co-existence with the neighbours. With that very vision, Indian Navy is effectively discharging its duties,” he said.
“INS Udaygiri and INS Surat are the shining examples of India’s growing indigenous capability. The warships will be among the most technologically advanced missile carriers in the world, that will cater to the present as well as future requirements. In the times to come, we will not only fulfil our own needs, but will also meet the shipbuilding requirements of the world. We will soon realize Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’,” he added.
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