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Saturday, March 21, 2009

On board the Shivalik

INS Sivalik (Project 17)In the high-security Mumbai Port Trust, through the clutter of freighters, tugs and dredgers in the distance, the sleek lines of INS Shivalik stand out distinctively.

This is India’s newest, most advanced frigate, currently receiving its finishing touches from public sector shipyard Mazagon Dock Limited.

It is also being put through harbour and sea trials, a rigorous process to ascertain that all systems, weapons and sensors are working in perfect synchrony before the Shivalik is commissioned as a frontline naval warship.

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