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Navy's NGOPV Shruti launched at GRSE Kolkata.
11 Aug 2026
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Navy's NGOPV Shruti launched at GRSE Kolkata123
The Navy's second GRSE-built Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel, Shruti (Yard 3037), was launched at GRSE, Kolkata on 11 August 2026; GRSE is building four of the 11-ship NGOPV programme.
- Launched 11 August 2026, GRSE Kolkata; second GRSE NGOPV after Sanghmitra (20 May 2026)
- Part of the Navy's 11-ship NGOPV programme; Goa Shipyard's first, Shachi, launched 31 March 2026
- About 113 m long, 3,000 tonnes, up to 23 knots, endurance 8,500 nm
- Roles: surveillance, SAR, HADR, anti-piracy
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Modi commissions INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray in Kolkata456
Commissioned by PM Modi on 21 June 2026 at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata. INS Dunagiri is the fifth Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) stealth frigate. INS Sanshodhak is a large hydrographic survey vessel.
- Commissioned by PM Modi on 21 June 2026 at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
- INS Dunagiri is the fifth Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) stealth frigate
- INS Sanshodhak is a large hydrographic survey vessel
- INS Agray is an anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft
- Designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built by GRSE; over 75% indigenous content
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