Why in the News?
India commissioned INS Taragiri (F41), an indigenously built stealth guided missile frigate, at Visakhapatnam, boosting maritime security and indigenous defence capability.
INS Taragiri: Key Details
- Name: INS Taragiri
- Type: Stealth Guided Missile Frigate
- Commissioned at: Visakhapatnam
- Fleet: Eastern Fleet
- Indigenous content: Over 75%
- Built by: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)
Project 17A Frigate
- INS Taragiri belongs to: Project 17A stealth frigates
- Project 17A ships: INS Nilgiri
- INS Udaygiri
- INS Taragiri
- INS Himgiri
- INS Dunagiri
- INS Mahendragiri
- INS Surat (depending classification variations)
| [2009] Consider the following statements: 1 INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier. 2 INS Viraat is a submarine. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
