Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 2 April 2026
Indian Navy inducts three indigenous warships from Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)
Exam-focused facts from the 2 April 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- The Indian Navy inducted three indigenously built vessels — Dunagiri, Sanshodhak and Agray — from Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata.
- Dunagiri is the fifth Nilgiri-class stealth frigate under Project 17A and is equipped with BrahMos missiles, rockets and torpedoes.
- Sanshodhak is a Survey Vessel (Large) designed for coastal and deep-water hydrographic operations and is the fourth ship in its class after INS Sandhayak, INS Nirdeshak and INS Ikshak.
- Agray is the fourth of eight Arnala-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts (ASW SWC) built to enhance underwater threat detection and coastal surveillance.