INS Sahyadri to be commissioned soon

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Chief of Naval staff Admiral Nirmal Verma said the importance of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) has increased manifold in recent times. He said several new projects were coming to the ENC.

The Navy Chief was addressing a gathering after presenting the President's gallantry and non-gallantry awards to navy personnel at a naval investiture ceremony held at Eastern Naval Command (ENC) here on Wednesday. Thirty-three personnel were awarded gallantry and non-gallantry awards.

Admiral Verma said the naval ships INS Shivalik and INS Satpura had been commissioned and INS Sahyadri would be commissioned soon. He said the Indian Navy had displayed exemplary courage in checking piracy menace in the Indian Ocean. Verma said the naval ships had intercepted many pirate trawlers and ships near the Lakshadweep coast.

The Navy Chief received the salute at a parade of 24 platoons and inspected a 50-men armed guard. ENC vice-admiral Anil Chopra, flag officers, commanding officers of various ships and establishments and a large number of service and civilian personnel and their families attended the function. The investiture ceremony was held here after a gap of three years.

 

[Black Widow]

MOre Info added:


INS Shahyadri is 3rd and last ship of Shivalik class frigate (Project 17).. Project 17A will kick off after it and there will be total 7 Frigate will made in P17 and P17A (3 for P17, 4 P17A) ...


thanks Abingdonboy

 

[baker]

IN rocks...... the way they are modernising the fleet is really admirable...

 

[Abingdonboy]

^ correction, last ship of P-17, P-17A will have 7 ships.

 

[Black Widow]

IN rocks...... the way they are modernising the fleet is really admirable...

They understand the Mantra... "If you want to grow, you need to cut dependencies on Foren Maal" ... Hope IA and IAF will follow the same and include more and more desi product....

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

what's the major difference between p17 and p17A follow ons ? What are the latter's definite advantages ?

 

[notsuperstitious]

what's the major difference between p17 and p17A follow ons ? What are the latter's definite advantages ?

Covered deck, less clutter, less antennas by using multi-function radar - in short better stealth in the class of the best available today and better air defense. The other major institutional gain is the mastery of modular shipbuilding in more than one shipyard.

These are the concepts, the final design and config is not yet ready AFAIK.

 

[Abingdonboy]

what's the major difference between p17 and p17A follow ons ? What are the latter's definite advantages ?

Will incorporate more stealth features, less cluttered mast, 3D MF-STAR AESA (same as on P-15A), will incoperate newer processing technology, new weapons (Aegis is highly likely) and It will have a covered mooring deck and flush deck mounted (VLM) weapon systems.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

what's the major difference between p17 and p17A follow ons ? What are the latter's definite advantages ?

It's a more refined P-17 class.


Something like what's at 0:39 in this video.

 

[keerthan]

When will the1st frigate of P17A be inducted into indian navy..........

^ correction, last ship of P-17, P-17A will have 7 ships.

which shipyards are constructing them and how mony year it will take for the 1st ship of this class to get inducted

 

[Abingdonboy]

When will the1st frigate of P17A be inducted into indian navy..........



which shipyards are constructing them and how mony year it will take for the 1st ship of this class to get inducted

I'm pretty sure it will be Mazagon Dock Limited again constriction will most likely start this year and with new modular construction techniques being used by MDL and others the first ship will probably be commissioned in mid-late 2015/16.

An interesting fact is that P-17A frigates will cost close to $1 BN EACH!! And P-15A/B will cost in the region of $1-1.2 BN EACH!! Who'd have thought IN would be operating such advanced and pricey ships 2/3 decades ago??!!!

 

[Sergi]

I have house in Sahyadri ranges in Maharashtra
I would love to see INS Sahyadri
Bring it on