Indian Navy Gets Three New Made-in-India Warships in Kolkata

Q: Which three ships are newly commissioned in the Indian Navy?

INS Dunagiri, INS Agray, and INS Sanshodhak

Q: INS Dunagiri, launched in Kolkata in July 2022, belongs to which class of warships?

Project-17A Nilgiri-class stealth frigate.

Updated: 22 Jun 2026

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Indian Navy Gets Three New Made-in-India Warships in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three indigenously built Indian Navy warships in Kolkata on June 21, 2026. The event took place at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port. The ships are INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray. They were designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata

Key Fact About the Indian Navy Tri-commissioning

The following are the important facts about the tri-commissioning of three indigenously built vessels into the Indian Navy:

Serial No.	Parameter	Details
1	Event	Tri-commissioning of three Navy warships
2	Location	Kolkata, West Bengal
3	Date	June 21
4	Designed by	Indian Navy Warship Design Bureau
5	Built by	Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)
6	Indigenous Content	More than 75%
7	MSMEs Involved	Over 200
8	Purpose	Combat operations, hydrographic surveying, anti-submarine warfare

Three New Indian Navy Warships

The following are details of three newly commissioned Indian Navy warships:

Serial No.	Feature	INS Dunagiri	INS Sanshodhak	INS Agray
1	Type	Stealth Frigate	Survey Vessel (Large)	Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft
2	Series Number	5th of Project 17A (Nilgiri-class)	4th Survey Vessel	5th ship of Arnala-class
3	Designed By	Warship Design Bureau (WDB)	—	—
4	Built At	GRSE, Kolkata	—	—
5	Main Purpose	Combat & Stealth Operations	Ocean & Coastal Surveys	Detecting & Destroying Submarines
6	Key Weapons	BrahMos Missiles, Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles	—	Lightweight Torpedoes, Indigenous Rocket Launchers
7	Special Equipment	Advanced Weapons & Sensors	AUVs & Remotely Operated Vehicles	Shallow-Water Sonar Systems
8	Operational Area	Open Sea / Deep Water	Coastal & Deep Water	Shallow & Coastal Waters
9	Key Benefit	Boosts Navy's Combat Power	Supports Defence & Civilian Use	Strengthens Underwater Defence

Why is this Indian naval tri-commissioning a milestone?

This event is important because it shows India's growing strength in building its own warships. PM Modi said India has started a new vision for the shipbuilding sector.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) - A Big Step Forward - All three ships were fully designed and made in India. More than 200 small and medium-sized Indian businesses helped build them, and over 75% of the parts and materials used were made in India.
Three Ships at Once: A Rare Achievement for the Indian Navy - It is very rare to introduce three big, complex warships at the same time. This shows that India is building naval ships faster than ever before. A similar event, in which three ships were inducted together, had occurred just 17 months earlier.
Each ship has different capabilities - INS Dunagiri is a stealth warship built for combat. INS Sanshodhak is used for mapping the ocean and keeping watch over sea areas. INS Agray is specially designed to find and fight underwater threats like submarines.