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Nilgiri-class frigate (2019)larger figure on 3 of 3
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source149 m (488 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Nilgiri-class frigate (2019) | Type 054A frigate |
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| Name | Nilgiri class[source] | — |
| Builders | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Shivalik class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
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Single source180人[source]Unspecified
35 officers + 191 sailors
Single source226 (35 officers + 191 sailors)[source]
at 16–18 kn (30–33 km/h)
Single sourceat 28 kn (52 km/h)
Single source2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 28 kn (52 km/h) 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 16–18 kn (30–33 km/h)[source]
estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source3,800 nautical miles (4,400 mi; 7,000 km) estimated at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
2 × HAL - General Electric LM2500 + ( each) 2 × MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (
Single sourceeach
Single source2 × HAL - General Electric LM2500 + (30,200 kW each) 2 × MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (6,000 kW each)[source]
CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Project 17B class[source] | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Cost | ₹ 4,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 47 billion or US$490 million in 2023) per frigate (Estimated) ₹ 45,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 530 billion or US$5.5 billion in 2023) (Total deal)[source] | US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
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| Built | 2017 – 2026[source] | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2025 – present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Planned | 50[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Type | Guided-missile frigate[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Depth | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | CODOG[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar :- IAI - BEL EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar Indra - TASL Lanza-N L-band air surveillance radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)[source] | Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM / ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) Decoys :- 4 × Kavach decoy launchers 2 × NSTL Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems[source] | 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system[source] |
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| Armament | Anti-air warfare :- 4 × 8-cell VLS , for 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 1 × 8-cell VLS , for 8 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 2 × triple-tube torpedo launchers for Torpedo Advanced Light Shyena 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (72 rockets) Guns :- 1 × BHEL - OTO Melara 76 mm Strales naval gun 2 × AK-630 M CIWS Multiple OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun[source] | 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters[source] | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Enclosed helicopter hangar capable of accommodating one multi-role helicopters.[source] | hangar[source] |
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| Notes | First major class of Indian-designed warships to be built using integrated modular construction .[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | India[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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