A total of 12 ships are planned to be built in various batches, with a second batch of four updated frigates currently in planning.
Its 3 + 7 = 10 my friend.
Directly for horses mouth. Read what Chairman and managing director, Mazagon Dock Limited, Vice Admiral H.S. Malhi says:
What is the progress on the P15A and P17? Have you heard anything from the Indian Navy on the follow-on orders?
The progress on our shipbuilding projects has been satisfactory. As you are aware, three frigates with stealth features are being built at MDL.
The first ship, INS Shivalik is already commissioned in the Indian Navy. The second ship, INS Satpura has completed final machinery trials and is being readied for delivery in June 2011. The third ship, INS Sahyadri is in the final stages of construction and will be delivered by end of the year. In addition, three missile destroyers are being built under Project P15A. First two ships are presently in an advanced stage of outfitting. We are likely to commence delivery from March 2012 onwards for the first ship and one ship each, thereafter, every year. We have signed the contract for four destroyers under Project 15B for Indian Navy. Preparatory work is in progress and production will commence in 2012. Defence Acquisition Council has also approved construction of seven P17A stealth frigates at MDL and GRSE. These are follow-ons of P-17 frigates.
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