Indian Navy to Commission INS Taragiri (F41) Project 17A

The Indian Navy is set to commission INS Taragiri F41 at Visakhapatnam as part of Project 17A. The indigenously built stealth frigate enhances naval combat capability and indigenous defence manufacturing.

INS Taragiri and Project 17A:

Dimension	Key Details
INS Taragiri	INS Taragiri F41 is an indigenously built stealth guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy
Classification	F denotes frigate classification which is a medium sized warship
Project	Part of Project 17A class and fourth ship of the series
Shipyard	Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited Mumbai
Indigenous Content	Supported by more than 200 MSMEs and private sector entities achieving over 75 percent indigenous content
Displacement	Approximately 6670 tonnes
Stealth Features	Advanced hull shaping and radar absorbing materials reducing radar infrared and acoustic signatures
Propulsion	Uses Combined Diesel or Gas system with diesel for efficiency and gas turbine for high speed
Automation	Equipped with Integrated Platform Management System reducing crew workload
Missile Capability	Comprises supersonic surface to surface missiles and medium range surface to air missiles
Anti Submarine Warfare	Equipped with advanced sonar and torpedo systems
Combat Management	Uses integrated combat management system and enables network centric warfare with real time data sharing
Helicopter Capability	Operates multi role helicopters such as MH 60R
Operational Roles	Supports air surface and sub surface warfare sea control and denial maritime security fleet escort and humanitarian assistance
Strategic Role	Enhances presence in Indian Ocean Region secures sea lines of communication and supports blue water naval capability
Project 17A	Provides construction of seven stealth guided missile frigates designed by Directorate of Naval Design as follow on of Shivalik class
Naming Convention	Ships are named after Indian mountain ranges including Taragiri Nilgiri and Himgiri