On July 2, 2025, a historic moment unfolded that elevated India's maritime capabilities to unprecedented heights. The Indian Navy added a new chapter to its proud legacy with the commissioning of its 100th indigenous warship, the INS Udaygiri — an ultra-modern steel brigade and a loud proclamation of Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India).
But INS Udaygiri is not just another warship — it is a symbol. A message. A declaration. It reflects India's ability not only to build warships but to craft them using 21st-century state-of-the-art steel and technology — fully indigenous and fully future-ready.
Honoring a Legacy, Reborn Stronger
The name INS Udaygiri is etched in Indian naval history. The previous vessel bearing this name served valiantly for 31 years, defending India's maritime borders until it was decommissioned in 2007. Now, in 2025, the name has been resurrected — reborn as a more powerful and technologically advanced marvel of engineering and defense.
Part of Project 17A: Building India’s Steel Armada
INS Udaygiri is the second frigate under the prestigious Project 17A, a strategic program aimed at enhancing India's naval strength through the development of seven advanced stealth frigates. Four of these are being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, and three at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata.
What makes the Udaygiri stand out is the record pace of its construction — delivered just 37 months after launch, setting a new benchmark in indigenous warship production.
A Technological Leap in Naval Engineering
INS Udaygiri is a successor to the Shivalik-class stealth frigates and represents the next-generation platform with:
Integrated Construction Techniques: Boosts efficiency and reduces build time
Stealth Design: Engineered for radar evasion, making it harder to detect
Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS): Provides seamless operational control
Diesel + Gas Turbine Combination: Offers enhanced speed and fuel efficiency
Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP): Improves propulsion and maneuverability
Armed to the Teeth: A Mobile Naval Fortress
INS Udaygiri is not just about steel and software. It’s a combat-ready blue-water warship, fully equipped to operate in any ocean to safeguard India’s maritime interests. Its armament includes:
Supersonic Super Phase-2 Missile Systems
Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM)
76mm Naval Gun
30mm and 12.7mm Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS)
State-of-the-art indigenous sensors and surveillance systems
These features transform Udaygiri into a mobile naval fortress, capable of neutralizing threats both near and far.
100th Indigenous Warship: A Monument of Self-Reliance
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of INS Udaygiri is that it is entirely made in India, designed by the Indian Navy’s own Warship Design Bureau. With this, the bureau achieves a landmark feat — the successful delivery of 100 indigenous warships.
This achievement is not just military — it’s economic, scientific, and psychological. It signals India's evolution into a technological powerhouse that can design, build, and deploy world-class maritime platforms without foreign dependency.
India as a Blue-Water Navy
With INS Udaygiri, India takes a giant leap towards becoming a true Blue-Water Navy — one that can project power, presence, and purpose across the Indian Ocean and beyond. This is not just about competing with regional players like Pakistan or China. This is about global positioning, about becoming a maritime force that can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the best.
A Victory of Willpower, Science, and Sweat
The construction of Udaygiri in just 37 months is not just a technological feat. It is a victory of willpower, scientific excellence, and national determination. Behind the steel and sensors are the thousands of Indian engineers, scientists, workers, and naval officers whose vision and sweat brought this dream to life.
INS Udaygiri is a tribute to them — to India’s rise as a self-reliant naval power.
Final Word: A Moment of National Pride
As INS Udaygiri sails into the horizon, it carries with it the aspirations of a billion people. It is India’s roar across the oceans, a declaration that India no longer depends — it delivers. It builds warships, designs missiles, and commissions aircraft carriers — all on its own terms.
