CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched Y- 3023 Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata on July 15, 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Four P17A Project ships - two each at MDL and GRSE - have been launched so far between 2019 and 2022, the statement read. These four were ‘Nilgiri’, ‘Himgiri’, ‘Udaygiri’ and ‘Dunagiri’. Taragiri is the fifth and the sixth frigate is ‘Vindhyagiri’.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Dunagiri’ is the fourth ship of Project 17A Frigates. It is named after a mountain range in the state of Uttarakhand. ‘Dunagiri’ is the reincarnation of the erstwhile ‘Dunagiri’, the Leander Class ASW Frigate, which in her 33 years of service had witnessed various challenging operations and multinational exercises.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first stealth ship launched under Project 17A was the Nilgiri, which was launched in 2019. Udaygiri, the second ship, was launched in May 2022, and will likely be commissioned in 2024.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first ship of the Project 17A, ‘Nilgiri’ was launched on 28th Sept 2019 & expected for sea trials in the first half of 2024. The total value of the Project 17A is around Rs. 25,700 Crores.