India commissioned its first indigenously-built stealth warship INS Shivalik at Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai with sophisticated features to hoodwinkenemy radars and gained entry into a top club of developed countries having such capability. The first multi-role frigate with stealth features, INS Shivalik, is largest in its class in the world. The other countries having the capability to build stealth warships are the US, the UK, Russia, France, China, Japan and Italy.

India commissioned its first indigenously-built stealth warship INS Shivalik at Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai with sophisticated features to hoodwink enemy radars and gained entry into a top club of developed countries having such capability.

‘INS Shivalik’, is the first of the three-ship Project-17 frigates, at the Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks (MDL). The 143-metre-long warship, with 6,000-tonne displacement, has “versatile control systems with signature management and radar cross-section reduction features.”


Protecting the coast line is a major challenge for the Indian Navy, considering the instability in the neighborhood. Since we have a long coastline, the Indian Navy is fully prepared to protect the coast. Indian Navy has to maintain eternal vigilance. The other countries having the capability to build stealth warships are the US, the UK, Russia, France, China, Japan and Italy.

The first multi-role frigate with stealth features, INS Shivalik, is largest in its class in the world.

The ship has been built at Mumbai’s Mazagaon Docks Ltd as a part of the Indian Navy’s Project 17. The Navy will get as many as ten more stealth warships in next 9-10 years.

The hard to detect warship will form a crucial component of the Indian Navy. It is equipped with a mix of Indian, Russian, Israeli and Western weapons and sensors. A 250-member crew including 35 officers will man INS Shivalik.

The new design features give the ship enhanced operational capabilities in terms of survivability, stealth, sea keeping, ship handling and weapons. The Shivalik-class vessels are being built entirely in India and have Klub anti-ship missiles, Shtil surface-to-air missiles, Barak air and missile defence systems and RBU 6000 anti-submarine warfare rockets. Shivalik is also equipped with state-of-the-art defence against nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.