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Thursday, April 22, 2010

India Navy to get 16 stealth frigates in 10 years

INS Shivalik (Project 17)The Indian Navy is to get 16 stealth frigates in the next 10 years, with 10 being built indigenously, three imported from Russia and another three on order, an officer said on Wednesday.

The first indigenously-built stealth ship, INS Shivalik, will be commissioned on April 29. The 6,000-tonne ship was built at Mumbai's Mazagaon Docks Limited under Project 17.

Two more such vessels - INS Satpura and Sahyadri - are under construction and are likely to be commissioned in the next one year.

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