Friday, January 22, 2010

Navy to induct its first Shivalik class stealth frigate

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) The Navy is all set to induct by March the Shivalik Class frigates to boost its surface fleet and the warship will be the highlight of the tableau for the Republic Day Parade, apart from the year-long anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.

"The tableau depicts Shivalik Class of ship to be inducted in the Navy by March this year. INS Shivalik is the first of the three multi-role Project 17 class of stealth frigates of the Navy built by Mumbai-based Mazagaon Docks Limited," Navy's Principal Director (Personnel Services) Commodore Sunil Jetly said here.

Shivalik class, designed by the Navy, would be India's mainstay frigates in the first half of this century, with structural, thermal and acoustic stealth features to augment its potent capability.

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