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Detailed explanation-1: -Mazagon Docks: Rajnath Singh launches 2 indigenously built warships ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ - The Economic Times.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. What are ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ recently launched by the Defence Minister? Notes: Defence minister Rajnath Singh launched two made-in-India warships ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ in Mumbai. This is the first time two indigenously built warships have been launched together, the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL).

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -She was launched on 15 October 1966 and commissioned on 23 June 1972. Five more frigates of this class were built over the next nine years for the Indian Navy.