India, Oct. 26 -- The Indian Navy inducted the indigenously built advanced stealth frigate 'INS Mahendragiri' into its Eastern Fleet during a ceremony presided over by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 11 July 2026. 'INS Mahendragiri' is the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate to be inducted into the Indian Navy in a span of just 1.5 years. The first ship of the series 'INS Nilgiri' was commissioned in January 2025, followed by 'INS Udaygiri' and 'INS Himgiri' in August, 'INS Taragiri' in April this year and 'INS Dunagiri' in August.
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