Secretary DIPAM Arunish Chawla visited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, today, October 10. He interacted with CMD Jagmohan and senior officials, toured a P17A Frigate under construction and an SSK Submarine undergoing MRLC, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) informed.
On the social media site X, DIPAM wrote, “Secretary DIPAM Arunish Chawla visited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL), Mumbai today. He interacted with the CMD Capt. Jagmohan and senior officials toured a P17A Frigate under construction and an SSK Submarine undergoing MRLC, and were briefed about the shipyard’s capabilities in advanced warship & submarine building.”
What is P17A Frigate Mazagon project?
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) is building four of the seven sophisticated, domestic stealth frigates that are part of the Indian Navy’s P17A Frigate Mazagon project. These multi-mission frigates are built to operate in a “Blue Water” environment and combat a variety of maritime threats because of their improved stealth capabilities, cutting-edge weapons, and sensors. With roughly 75 per cent of the systems and equipment coming from domestic sources, the project seeks to increase India’s independence in naval shipbuilding.
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Secretary DIPAM Arunish Chawla visited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL), Mumbai today. He interacted with CMD Capt. Jagmohan and senior officials, toured a P17A Frigate under construction and an SSK Submarine undergoing MRLC, and was briefed about the shipyard’s capabilities… pic.twitter.com/1t0r6RGHB3
— Secretary, DIPAM (@SecyDIPAM) October 10, 2025
In July, the second ship of Project 17A stealth frigate, ‘Udaygiri’, equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, was delivered to the Navy.
“These multi-mission frigates are capable of operating in a ‘Blue Water’ environment dealing with both conventional and non-conventional threats” in the area of India’s maritime interests,” the defense ministry said.
‘Udaygiri’ is the second among the seven P17A frigates under construction at MDL, Mumbai and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. It was delivered in a record time of 37 months from the date of launch, according to officials.
Meanwhile, shares of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders closed at Rs 2,870.1 each, down 0.63 per cent on BSE today, October 10.
