INS Mahendragiri and India’s Naval Self-Reliance
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth and final ship of the advanced Project 17A (P17A) class of stealth frigates, at Visakhapatnam on 11 July 2026, in the presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Named after a mountain range in the Eastern Ghats, the frigate represents a significant milestone in India’s indigenous warship…