Indian Navy receives three indigenous ships Dunagiri, Sanshodhak and Agray from GRSE

The Indian Navy on Monday received three newly built ships, Dunagiri , Sanshodhak , and Agray , from Garden Reach Shipbuilding and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) in Kolkata, strengthening India’s maritime combat capability and advancing the country’s push for indigenous defence manufacturing .

The vessels were formally handed over at the GRSE shipyard and include a stealth guided-missile frigate , a large hydrographic survey vessel , and an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft , each designed to perform specialised roles in naval operations.

Among them, Dunagiri is an advanced stealth frigate built under Project 17A , part of the Navy’s programme to develop modern multi-mission warships. The vessel is a reincarnation of the earlier INS Dunagiri , a Leander-class frigate that served in the Indian Navy between 1977 and 2010.

The new warship is equipped with powerful weapon systems including BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles , rockets and torpedoes. Designed with improved stealth features, advanced sensors and higher levels of automation, the frigate is capable of operating across air, surface and sub-surface combat domains.

The second vessel, Sanshodhak , is a large survey ship designed to conduct detailed hydrographic surveys in coastal and deep waters. With a displacement of around 3,400 tonnes and a length of about 110 metres , the ship is equipped with modern hydrographic systems including a data acquisition and processing system , autonomous underwater vehicle , remotely operated vehicle , and digital side-scan sonar . The vessel will collect oceanographic and geophysical data useful for both defence planning and civilian maritime applications such as navigation safety and port development.

Sanshodhak belongs to the same class as INS Sandhayak, INS Nirdeshak and INS Ikshak , which were commissioned between 2024 and 2025.

The third ship, Agray , is the fourth vessel of the Arnala-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft , designed to detect and neutralise enemy submarines in coastal waters. The ship is also a reincarnation of the earlier INS Agray , a patrol vessel that was decommissioned in 2017.

According to the Navy, the induction of these ships highlights the growing strength of India’s domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem and ongoing efforts to reduce dependence on imported military platforms .

The additions come as the Indian Navy continues a major expansion and modernisation programme. The Navy currently operates more than 130 warships and about 251 aircraft and helicopters , forming one of the largest maritime forces in the region.

Its fleet includes two aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, submarines and amphibious vessels , deployed under the Western, Eastern and Southern Naval Commands to secure India’s vast maritime interests.

India is also aiming to expand the fleet to 155–160 warships by 2030 and potentially over 200 vessels in the following decade , as part of its long-term plan to develop a powerful blue-water navy capable of operating across the Indian Ocean region and beyond.