The Navy on Wednesday said it is preparing to "commission three frontline combatants: Nilgiri, the lead ship of the Project 17A stealth frigate class; Surat, the fourth and final ship of the Project 15B stealth destroyer class; and Vaghsheer, the sixth and final submarine of the Scorpene-class project, together at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai."
It is entirely a Make in India exercise. "All three platforms have been designed and constructed entirely at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai, a testament to India's growing self-reliance in defence production."
Their production catapults India into the global defence manufacturing club as well.
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