INS Sahyadri commissioned to Navy

• The Navy commissioned one of its most futuristic warships INS Sahyadri at Mumbai-based Western Naval Command headquarters. It will further embolden its stealth and anti-submarine warfare competence.
• INS Sahyadri is the last ship in the series of stealth warships after INS Shivalik and Satpura by the Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL).
• Sahyadri is India’s first warship with major stealth feature and a western gas turbine as till now Indian Navy was using Russian one.
• The Navy commissioned first INS Shivalik and INS Satpura in the same class in April 2010 and August 2011. These ships are serving in the Indian Ocean Region.

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012