INS Mahendragiri Joins Indian Navy: How India’s New Stealth Frigate Strengthens Maritime Security
India has taken another major step towards strengthening its maritime defence capabilities with the induction of INS Mahendragiri, an indigenously built advanced stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet. The warship was commissioned at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on July 11, 2026, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The addition of INS Mahendragiri…