Nilgiri-class frigate (Project 17A)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nilgiri-class_frigate_(Project_17A)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf class of frigate
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 2 helicopters
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Barak_8_missile
gptkb:76_mm_naval_gun
gptkb:BrahMos_missile
torpedo tubes
anti-submarine rocket launchers
gptkbp:beam 17.8 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Garden_Reach_Shipbuilders_&_Engineers
gptkb:Mazagon_Dock_Shipbuilders_Limited
gptkbp:commissioned from 2024 (planned)
gptkbp:costPerShip approx. ₹6,000 crore
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:crewComplement about 225
gptkbp:designer Indian Navy Directorate of Naval Design
gptkbp:displacement 6,670 tonnes
gptkbp:electronicWarfare Shakti EW suite
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched Nilgiri (launched 2019)
gptkbp:homeport Mumbai (planned)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nilgiri-class frigate (Project 17A)
gptkbp:hullNumber F40 (Nilgiri)
F41 (Himgiri)
F42 (Udaygiri)
F43 (Dunagiri)
F44 (Taragiri)
F45 (Vindhyagiri)
F46 (Mahendragiri)
gptkbp:length 149 meters
gptkbp:modularConstruction yes
gptkbp:namedAfter Nilgiri-class frigate (1972)
gptkbp:notableProject Project 17A
gptkbp:numberPlanned 7
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Indian_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:ship
gptkbp:primaryMission anti-air warfare
anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
gptkbp:projectCost approx. ₹45,000 crore
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:COGAG_(Combined_Gas_and_Gas)
gptkbp:radar BEL HUMSA-NG sonar
MF-STAR radar
gptkbp:range 5,500 nautical miles at 16 knots
gptkbp:role multi-role frigate
gptkbp:sensorType indigenous and imported systems
gptkbp:speed over 28 knots
gptkbp:status under construction (as of 2024)
gptkbp:stealthFeatures yes
gptkbp:verticalLaunchSystem 32-cell VLS for Barak 8
8-cell VLS for BrahMos
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4