This was the first of three such warships being built by GRSE under the Indian Navy’s Project 17A, the GRSE official said.
Rear Admiral Ravnish Seth, Chief Staff Officer (Technical), Eastern Naval Command accepted the P17A warship on behalf of the Navy.
These 149-metre-long, 6,670 tonne warships are the largest and the most sophisticated guided-missile frigates built by GRSE, the official said.
The three ships are worth over Rs 21,833.36 crore, he said.
Launched on December 14, 2020, Himgiri is equipped with BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles, along with Barak 8 anti-aircraft missiles, representing a major leap in naval strike and defensive capabilities, he said in a statement.The frigate is capable of anti-air, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare operations, the official said.Himgiri is the 112th warship built and delivered by the Kolkata-headquartered GRSE, he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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