India, Aug. 26 -- Indian Navy commissioned the latest state-of-the-art Project 17A multi-mission stealth frigates Udaygiri and Himgiri at Naval Base, Visakhapatnam, on Tuesday.

The ceremony will be presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

This will be the first occasion when two frontline surface combatants, constructed at two different shipyards, will be commissioned simultaneously, underscoring the growing maritime importance of India's eastern seaboard.

Udaygiri and Himgiri are follow on ships of the Project 17 (Shivalik) class frigates.

Both these vessels incorporate significant improvements in design, stealth, weapon and sensors systems and are capable of executing full spectrum of maritime missions in Blue Water conditio...