INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer

PM Narendra Modi will dedicate 3 frontline naval combatants — INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer , to the nation on their commissioning at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

INS Surat

INS Surat is the fourth ship in the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy, the last of the entire line built under Project 15, which includes the Delhi-class and Kolkata-class destroyers. Initially named after Porbandar, it was later named as Surat. Other warships of this class include INS Visakhapatnam, INS Mormugao, and INS Imphal.

INS Nilgiri

INS Nilgiri is the lead ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy.

The Nilgiri-class frigates, which are also referred to as the Project-17 Alpha frigates or P-17A, are stealth guided-missile frigates built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers for the Indian Navy.

The INS Vagsheer

The INS Vagsheer (s-26) is a French Naval Group-designed diesel-electric attack submarine from the Indian Navy, capable of eluding enemy radar, area-surveillance, intelligence gathering, and using precision-guided weapons, 18 torpedoes, and tube-launched anti-ship missiles.

Ans: (c)

Q.2 Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS): (2017)

1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under the chairmanship of the Indian Navy.
2. IONS is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only 
(c) Both 1 and 2 
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: (b)