India to Induct Indigenous Stealth Frigate 'Taragiri' on April 3rd

ElaborationAdd as a preferredsource on google Indian Navy is going to induct its indigenous Stealth Frigate'Taragiri'on 3rd April at Visakhapatnam. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will preside over the ceremony. The move is a significant achievement towards making the country's naval power self-reliant. Read Trending Videos Remove this Video / Advertisement'Taragiri'is the fourth in the Project 17A class and the third warship to be built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilding Limited (MDL), Mumbai. It was handed over to the Navy on 28th November last year. The 6,670-tonne frigate is a symbol of'Make in India'spirit and indigenous engineering capabilities. A Navy spokesperson said, "This ceremony will be a watershed moment for India's maritime sovereignty." The warship marks a major leap in naval design, stealth, firepower and automation. It has a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) propulsion plant, which provides it long range and high-speed stealth endurance multi-sport operations, with 75 per cent of the indigenously designed and built frigates.