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Navy gets three warships Nation

INDIAN ARMY TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE OUT OF 40 NAVAL SHIPS, 39 ARE
MADE IN INDIAN SHIPYARDS
In the last 10 years, all three armies of India have
adopted the mantra of self-reliance. Understanding the
The defense corridor being built in Uttar
seriousness of the need to reduce India's dependence
Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will give further
on other countries in times of crisis, work is being done.
impetus to production. In the last 10 years, 33
The country's largest helicopter manufacturing factory
ships and 7 submarines have been inducted
and a factory to manufacture transport aircraft for the
into the Navy. Out of these 40 naval ships, 39
armed forces have started in Karnataka. The army has
are made in Indian shipyards. This includes
prepared a list of more than 5,000 such equipment and
the grand and huge INS Vikrant aircraft carrier
tools that will no longer be imported from abroad. When
and nuclear submarines like INS Arihant and
an Indian soldier moves forward with equipment made
INS Arighat. India's defense production has
in India, his confidence is high. Tejas fighter planes have
crossed Rs 1.25 lakh crore. India is exporting
established India's reputation to a new level.
defense equipment to more than 100
countries.
For economic progress and energy security, it is DEPLOYED IN THE SECURITY OF
necessary to protect the waters of our region and THE NATION
ensure freedom of navigation. Along with this,
the supply routes and sea routes for trade n INS Nilgiri, the first warship of the
should be kept safe. The Navy also P17A stealth frigate project, has
been designed by the Warship
has the responsibility to protect INS Surat, the Design Bureau of the Indian
this entire region from terrorism, fourth and last warship Navy. It has been inducted
of the P15B Guided Missile
arms, and narcotics smuggling. Destroyer Project, is one of the into the Navy with enhanced
So India must become a global largest and most sophisticated capability to stay at sea for
partner to keep the sea safe and destroyer warships in the world. It a long time and advanced
features. It represents the
prosperous. has a state-of-the-art weapon- next generation of indigenous
sensor package and advanced
frigates.
network-centric capabilities
n INS Vagsheer, the sixth
with 75% indigenous
and last submarine of the P75
content.
Scorpene project, represents
India's growing expertise in
submarine construction and has
been built in collaboration with the
Naval Group of France.

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