Mazagon Dock Shipbuilding Ltd (MDL) delivers 'Taragiri' fourth Nilgiri-class stealth frigate under Project 17A to Indian Navy

Key facts

• Taragiri (Yard 12653), the fourth Nilgiri-class frigate under Project 17A and the third built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilding Ltd (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on November 28 in Mumbai.
• Project 17A frigates are versatile multi-mission platforms.
• Taragiri is a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Taragiri, a Leander-class frigate.
• P17A frigates are designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and overseen by the Warship Overseeing Team (Mumbai).
• P17A ships are fitted with an advanced weapon and sensor suite compared to the P17 (Shivalik) class.
• P17A ships are configured with Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion plants, comprising a diesel engine and a gas turbine that drive a Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) on each shaft, and state-of-the-art Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS).
• Weapon and sensors suite comprises BrahMos SSM, MFSTAR and MRSAM complex, 76mm SRGM, and a combination of 30 mm and 12.7 mm close-in weapon systems, along with rockets and torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare.
• Taragiri is the fourth P17A ship to be delivered to Indian Navy in the last 11 months.
• Build period of Taragiri compressed to 81 months, in comparison to 93 months taken for First of the Class (Nilgiri).
• Remaining three ships of Project 17A (one in MDL and two in GRSE) are planned to be delivered progressively by Aug 2026.
• Indigenisation content of 75%, the project has involved over 200 MSMEs.