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Detailed explanation-1: -Aim is to make India an indigenous ship building hub: RM. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -The seventh Alexandrit-class MCM ship of Project 12700, the Anatoliy Shlemov, was commissioned and joined the Russian Pacific Fleet’s 114th brigade of water defense vessels on December 29, 2022. The Aleksandrit class is built at the Sredne Nevskiy shipyard in Pontonnyy near St. Petersburg.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arnala class of ships will replace the Abhay class ASW Ships of the Indian Navy and are designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters and Low Intensity Maritime Operations including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Showcasing the country’s growing prowess of indigenous manufacturing and a major milestone in the path towards ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissioned the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on September 02, 2022.