Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three indigenously built Indian Navy platforms in Kolkata on June 21, 2026, marking a key milestone in the nation’s naval modernisation programme. The vessels were identified as INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray. Officials framed the event as an affirmation of policy focus on domestic ship construction and maritime capability.

The platforms were designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, and were intended to strengthen combat operations, hydrographic surveying and anti-submarine warfare. The government has undertaken numerous policy reforms in recent years to expand the domestic defence industrial base. Special steps were noted to enhance domestic construction capacity and to treat shipbuilding, ship repair and Maintenance, Repair and Operations as part of a national mission.

The Prime Minister was reported to have emphasised that the commissioning signalled India’s future in maritime defence and that the sector had the potential to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. He was also said to have underlined rapid growth in defence production and exports, noting that until 2014, defence exports stood at about Rs seven billion and that the figure today was nearly Rs 400 million. These figures were presented to illustrate a shift in scale and outreach of domestic defence manufacturing.

INS Dunagiri, a Project 17A stealth frigate, was described as being armed with BrahMos missiles and medium-range air defence systems. INS Sanshodhak was presented as a survey vessel for coastal and deep water hydrographic operations. INS Agray was noted as an anti submarine warfare craft equipped with torpedoes, rocket launchers and sonar systems for coastal defence.

The Navy indicated that the vessels had more than 75 per cent indigenous content and involved over 200 micro, small and medium enterprises, underscoring growth in the domestic shipbuilding industry. The Defence Minister characterised the tri commissioning as a defining moment for maritime capability development and framed the platforms as evidence of a robust defence manufacturing ecosystem and resolve towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.