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| Ship caption = INS ''Satpura'' (F48) transits the Indian Ocean during Malabar 2012.
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Shivalik'' class
| Builders = [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| Operators = {{navy|India}}
| Class before = {{sclass|Talwar|frigate|4}}
| Class after = {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|4||2019}}
| Subclasses = 
| Cost = 650 Million USD<ref>{{cite web|title=Shivalik Class Frigates|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/shivalik-class-friga/}}</ref>
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| Total ships building = 
| Total ships planned = 3<ref name="naval-technology1"/>
| Total ships completed = 3
| Total ships cancelled = 
| Total ships active = 3
| Total ships laid up = 
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| Ship type = [[Guided-missile frigate]]
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| Ship displacement = {{convert|6200|t}}  full load<ref name="INN">{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/shivalik-class |title=Shivalik class |publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729092404/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/shivalik-class |archive-date=29 July 2013 }}</ref>
| Ship length = {{convert|144|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="Samachar 2004" />
| Ship beam = {{convert|16.9|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = 
| Ship draught = {{convert|4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth = 
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| Ship decks = 
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| Ship ramps = 
| Ship power = *2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines (11,300 kW each)
* 2 × [[General Electric|GE]] [[General Electric LM2500|LM2500+]] (25,100 kW each)
| Ship propulsion = [[CODOG]]
| Ship sail plan = 
| Ship speed = *{{convert|32|kn}}<ref name="BBC Chadha">Monica Chadha, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2959541.stm India trials stealth frigate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213124737/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2959541.stm |date=13 February 2008 }}, BBC, 18 April 2003</ref>
* {{convert|22|kn}} (diesel engines)
| Ship range = In excess of {{convert|5000|nmi|km|lk=in|-3}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|title=India finalizing mega stealth frigates' project for over Rs 50,000 crore|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-finalizing-mega-stealth-frigates-project-for-over-Rs-50000-crore/articleshow/14783631.cms|access-date=6 January 2015|date=9 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706121933/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-finalizing-mega-stealth-frigates-project-for-over-Rs-50000-crore/articleshow/14783631.cms|archive-date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
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| Ship complement = 257 (35 officers + 222 sailors)<ref name="jfs-1617">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2016–2017|date=2016|publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]]|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710631855|page=348|edition=119th|chapter=India}}</ref>
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| Ship time to activate = 
| Ship sensors = *'''Radar :-'''
* 1 x Fregat M2EM 3-D radar (Surface & Air) 
* 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar
* 1 × [[Elta Systems|Elta]] [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]
* 2 × [[Elta Systems|Elta]] EL/M 2221 STGR
* 1 × [[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] APARNA
*'''Sonar :-'''
* [[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] HUMSA-NG active/passive [[sonar]]<ref name="swnr13">{{cite book|last1=Waters|first1=Conrad|title=Seaforth World Naval Review 2013: pdf|date=2015|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=9781473817999|page=159|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63muCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA159|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303201954/https://books.google.com/books?id=63muCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA159|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[Thales]] Sintra [[Towed array sonar|active towed-array sonar]]
*'''Combat Suite :-'''
*"Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)
| Ship EW = *[[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] Ellora [[electronic warfare]] suite<ref name="swnr13"/>
* '''Decoy:-'''
* 4 x [[Kavach (anti-missile system)|Kavach]] decoy launchers<ref name="swnr13"/>
| Ship armament = *'''Anti-air missiles:'''
* 1 × [[Buk missile system#3S90M, or for export "Shtil-1"|Shtil-1]] single-arm [[surface-to-air missile]] launcher (24 missiles)
* 32-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]] for [[Barak 1]] [[point-defence]] surface-to-air missiles
* '''Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:'''
* 8 × VLS launched [[BrahMos]], anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles
* '''Guns:'''
* 1 × [[Oto Melara 76 mm|OTO Melara 76 mm]] naval gun
* 2 × [[AK-630]] CIWS
*2 x [[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli|OFT]] 12.7 mm M2 [[Remote controlled weapon station|Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun]]
* '''Anti-submarine warfare:'''
* 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers
* 2 × [[RBU-6000|RBU-6000 (RPK-8)]] rocket launchers
| Ship armour = 
| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[HAL Dhruv]] ''or'' [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] Mk. 42B helicopters.
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The '''''Shivalik'' class''' or '''Project 17 class''' is a class of multi-role [[frigate]]s in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. They are the first warships designed with [[Stealth technology|low observability features]] built in [[India]].<ref name="rediff 2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/10nad.htm |title=Riding the waves |publisher=Rediff.com |date=10 May 2003 |access-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021052044/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/10nad.htm |archive-date=21 October 2012 }}</ref> They were designed to have better stealth features and land-attack capabilities than the preceding {{sclass|Talwar|frigate|1}}s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Navy working on policy to allow women on-board warships |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indian-navy-working-on-policy-to-allow-women-on-board-warships/articleshow/45953533.cms?from=mdr |access-date=21 July 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=30 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=INS-Sahyadri plays mid-sea saviour to Aussie lady sailor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/jul/27/ins-sahyadri-plays-mid-sea-saviour-to-aussie-lady-sailor-1849189.html |access-date=21 July 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> A total of three ships were built between 2000 and 2010, and all three were in commission by 2012.<ref name="naval-technology1"/>

The ''Shivalik'' class, along with the seven [[Project 17A-class frigate|Project 17A frigates]] currently being developed from them, are projected be the principal [[frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]] in the first half of the 21st century.<ref>[http://mod.nic.in/samachar/march15-04/html/ch9.htm "Capital Cruisers"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121135211/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/march15-04/html/ch9.htm |date=21 November 2009 }}, ''Sainik Samachar'', [[Ministry of Defence (India)]], 15 March 2004. Adm. Madhvendra Singh, Chief of Naval Staff: ''"These would be the future ships of the Indian Navy and will be of the Shivalik class"''.</ref> The class and the lead vessel have been named for the [[Shivalik hills]]. Subsequent vessels in the class are also named for hill ranges in India.<ref name="naval-technology1"/>

==Design and description==
''Project 17'' was conceived in the 1990s to meet the [[Indian Navy]]'s need for a class of stealthy frigates that were to be designed and built in India.<ref name="MOD 2004">[http://mod.nic.in/reports/MOD-English2004.pdf 2003–04 Annual Report of the Ministry of Defence] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617002602/http://mod.nic.in/reports/MOD-English2004.pdf |date=17 June 2012 }}, India.</ref><ref name="MOD activities">[http://mod.nic.in/reports/achievements/majoractivities.doc MoD – Report on Major Activities, 2002–05 ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029150132/http://mod.nic.in/reports/achievements/majoractivities.doc |date=29 October 2005 }}, [[Ministry of Defence (India)]].</ref> The Directorate of Naval Design (DND)'s specifications for the project called for a class of "5000 ton stealth frigates (Project 17) incorporating advanced signature suppression and signature management features".<ref name="Naval Constructors">[http://mod.nic.in/samachar/dec1-06/h4.htm The Corps of Naval Constructors – Building Self Reliance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012223/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/dec1-06/h4.htm |date=22 March 2012 }}, MoD Samachar, [[Ministry of Defence (India)]], 1 December 2006.</ref> The first three units were formally ordered by the Indian Navy in early 1999.<ref name=BR-Shivalik>{{cite web|title=Project 17 (Shivalik) Class|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/190-Project-17.html|work=Surface Fleet, Active Ships, Project 17 (Shivalik) Class|publisher=[[Bharat Rakshak|Bharat-rakshak.com]]|access-date=29 February 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202114032/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/190-Project-17.html|archive-date=2 February 2012}}</ref>

''Shivalik''{{'}}s design embodies many firsts in Indian ships. ''Shivalik'' is the first Indian naval vessel to use a [[combined diesel or gas]] (CODOG) propulsion system. The CODOG gearboxes were designed and built by [[Elecon Engineering]].<ref name=hindu-iac>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2758985.ece|title=Navy floats out first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier|work=The Hindu|date=30 December 2011|location=Chennai, India|first1=S.|last1=Anandan|first2=K. A.|last2=Martin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104111832/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2758985.ece|archive-date=4 January 2012}}</ref>

The main features of the class are its stealth characteristics and land-attack capability. The ships incorporate structural, thermal and acoustic stealth features.<ref>"Warship Building Prowess", ''FORCE'', January 2008, ([http://forceindia.net/ forceindia.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211023605/http://forceindia.net/ |date=11 December 2011 }}).</ref> The vessels use 10 gigabit [[local area network|LAN]] for their network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/CMC_Uplifts_Network_Infrastructure_for_Indian_Navy/551-77654-910.html |title=CMC Uplifts Network Infrastructure for Indian Navy |publisher=Cxotoday.com |access-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206134319/http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/CMC_Uplifts_Network_Infrastructure_for_Indian_Navy/551-77654-910.html |archive-date=6 February 2012 }}</ref>

There has also been an increased emphasis on crew comfort in this class of ships with more spacious accommodation being provided. Also, INS ''Shivalik'' is the first ship in the Indian Navy with [[chapati]] and [[Dosa (food)|dosa]] makers on board.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web|title=Eat dosa, sink enemy|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100422/jsp/nation/story_12366830.jsp|work=The Telegraph|location= Calcutta|access-date=4 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026021813/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100422/jsp/nation/story_12366830.jsp|archive-date=26 October 2012}}</ref>

On 11 January 2023, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for procurement of [[BrahMos]] launchers and fire control systems for Shivalik-class frigates and [[Next Generation Missile Vessels]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-11 |title=Defence Ministry approves proposals worth Rs 4,276-cr for anti-tank, air defence missile systems |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/dac-approves-proposals-for-defence-equipment-worth-over-rs-4276-crore/articleshow/96887401.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-02-04 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2023-01-10 |title=Defence Acquisition Council gives nod to purchase indigenous defence systems |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dac-approves-procurement-of-helina-anti-tank-and-air-defence-missiles/article66361219.ece |access-date=2025-02-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=DAC nod to VSHORAD missile systems being designed by DRDO |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/dac-approves-three-acquisition-proposals-indian-army-navy-worth-rs-4276-crore-8373743/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

===General characteristics and propulsion===

The ''Shivalik''-class frigates have a length of {{convert|142.5|m|abbr=on}} [[Length overall|overall]], a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|16.9|m|abbr=on}} and a [[Draft (ship)|draft]] of {{convert|4.5|m|abbr=on}}. The ships displace about {{convert|4900|t}} at normal load and {{convert|6200|t}} at full load.<ref name="INN"/> The complement is about 257, including 35 officers.<ref name="INN"/>

They use two Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines and two [[General Electric|GE]] [[General Electric LM2500|LM2500+]] boost turbines in [[CODOG]] configuration providing a total of {{convert|47370|shp|abbr=on}} of power. This allows the ships to reach a maximum speed of {{convert|32|kn}}.<ref name="naval-technology1"/>

===Electronics and sensors===
The ''Shivalik''-class frigates are equipped with a wide range of electronics and sensors. These include:
* 1 × MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar
* 4 × MR-90 Orekh radars
* 1 × [[Elta Systems|ELTA]] [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]
* 2 × ELTA EL/M-2221 STGR
* 1 × [[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] APARNA
In addition, the ships use HUMSA-NG (hull-mounted sonar array) and the BEL Ellora [[Electronic Warfare]] suite.<ref name="swnr13"/>

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===Armament===
The ''Shivalik''-class frigates are equipped with a mix of Russian, Indian and Israeli weapon systems. These include the [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] SRGM naval gun, [[3M-54 Klub|Klub]] and [[BrahMos]] supersonic anti-ship missiles (8 missiles, UVLM launcher), [[Buk missile system|Shtil-1]] anti-aircraft missiles (24 missiles, 3S-90 launcher), [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers and 6–324&nbsp;mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedoes. Two 8-cell VLS [[Barak 1|Barak SAM]] paired with two [[AK-630]] act as [[close-in weapon systems]] (CIWS). The ships also carry two [[HAL Dhruv]] or [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] Mk. 42B helicopters.<ref name="toi7j14">{{cite news |date=21 March 2010 |title=India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-successfully-test-fires-BrahMos-supersonic-cruise-missile/articleshow/5708475.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606143450/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-china-bramos-missiles-modi-government-vietnam/1/683455.html |archive-date=6 June 2016 |access-date=7 January 2014 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Project 17 (Shivalik) Class – Indian Navy |url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/navy/equipment/specs/project-17/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="naval-technology1">{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/shivalik-class-friga/ |title=Shivalik Class Frigates |publisher=Naval Technology |date=15 June 2011 |access-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220105855/http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/shivalik-class-friga |archive-date=20 December 2013 }}</ref>

==Construction and service==
All the three ships of the class were constructed at the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]. The construction of the lead ship, ''Shivalik'', commenced in December 2000. The ship's keel was laid in July 2001 and was launched in April 2003. It underwent sea trials in February 2009 before being commissioned in April 2010. The second ship, ''Satpura'', was laid in October 2002. It was launched in June 2004 and commissioned in August 2011. The third and final ship, ''Sahyadri'', was laid in September 2003, launched in May 2005 and commissioned in July 2012.<ref name="naval-technology1"/> All the three ships are named after hill ranges in India: ''Shivalik'' after the [[Sivalik Hills]], ''Satpura'' after the [[Satpura range]] and ''Sahyadri'' after the [[Sahyadri]] range commonly called Western Ghats.<ref name="naval-technology1"/>

The lead ship of the class, INS ''Shivalik'', was deployed in the North West Pacific for JIMEX 2012 (Japan-India Maritime Exercise) with four other ships which included {{INS|Rana|D52|6}}, a ''Rajput''-class guided-missile destroyer, {{INS|Shakti|A57|6}}, a ''Deepak''-class fleet tanker, and {{INS|Karmuk|P64|6}}, a ''Kora''-class corvette, and took part in India's first bi-lateral maritime exercise with Japan. The [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force]] (JMSDF) was represented by two destroyers, one maritime patrol aircraft and a helicopter.<ref name=ibn9j>{{cite news|title=India, Japan to hold first naval exercise from today|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-japan-to-hold-first-naval-exercise-from-today/265085-3.html|access-date=5 May 2013|publisher=IBNLive|date=9 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903064627/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-japan-to-hold-first-naval-exercise-from-today/265085-3.html|archive-date=3 September 2013}}</ref> After the deployment in the north Pacific, the battle group was deployed in the [[South China Sea]].<ref name=znj13>{{cite news|title=Warm reception to Indian naval ships in China|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/warm-reception-to-indian-naval-ships-in-china_781647.html|access-date=5 May 2013|publisher=Zee News|date=13 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814071306/http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/warm-reception-to-indian-naval-ships-in-china_781647.html|archive-date=14 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian warships to dock at Chinese port|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-warships-to-dock-at-chinese-port_781351.html|access-date=5 May 2013|publisher=Zee News|date=12 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214510/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-warships-to-dock-at-chinese-port_781351.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> As part of India's [[Look East policy (India)|''Look East'' policy]], the ships visited the Shanghai port on 13 June 2012, for a five-day goodwill tour.<ref name=ndtv25j>{{cite news|title=How Indian Navy is expanding and modernising|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/how-indian-navy-is-expanding-and-modernising-235746|access-date=5 May 2013|publisher=NDTV|date=25 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707094414/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/how-indian-navy-is-expanding-and-modernising-235746|archive-date=7 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/China/Indian-warships-to-dock-at-Chinese-port-after-6-yrs-gap/Article1-870003.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103033933/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/China/Indian-warships-to-dock-at-Chinese-port-after-6-yrs-gap/Article1-870003.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Indian warships to dock at Chinese port after 6 yrs gap |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=7 May 2013 }}</ref> INS ''Shakti'' served as the fuel and logistics tanker to the three destroyers. The ships left the port on 17 June 2012.<ref name=ndtv19>{{cite news|title=Indian warships wrap up China visit|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/indian-warships-wrap-up-china-visit-233603|access-date=5 May 2013|publisher=NDTV|date=19 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620023301/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/indian-warships-wrap-up-china-visit-233603|archive-date=20 June 2012}}</ref> Before leaving the port, the ships conducted a routine passage exercise with the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chinese Navy calls for trust building with India|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3529270.ece|access-date=5 May 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719040815/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3529270.ece|archive-date=19 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=idsa>{{cite web|title=Chinese Navy calls for trust building with India|url=http://idsa.in/TWIR/6_3_2012_National|work=THE WEEK IN REVIEW|publisher=IDSA|access-date=3 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205022/http://idsa.in/TWIR/6_3_2012_National|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=orf>{{cite web|last=Mohan|first=C Raja|title=Analysis: Japanese Navy|url=http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=38345&mmacmaid=38346|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415132910/http://www.orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/analysis/AnalysisDetail.html?cmaid=38345&mmacmaid=38346|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2013|publisher=Observer Research Foundation|access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>

The second ship, INS ''Satpura'', participated in the [[Exercise Malabar|Malabar 2012]] exercise with the [[United States Navy]] along with the Indian destroyers {{INS|Ranvir|D54|6}}, {{INS|Ranvijay|D55|6}}, corvette {{INS|Kulish|P63|6}} and replenishment oiler INS ''Shakti''. The other ships which participated in the exercise included [[Carrier Strike Group One|Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1]] of the US Navy, consisting of:<ref name="usn">{{cite web |url=http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2012/04-april/022.htm |title=Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 |publisher=C7f.navy.mil |access-date=7 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314183830/http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2012/04-april/022.htm |archive-date=14 March 2014 }}</ref> {{USS|Carl Vinson}}, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, the {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|0}} guided-missile cruiser {{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52|6}} and the {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} guided-missile destroyer {{USS|Halsey|DDG-97|6}}. [[Military Sealift Command]]'s fast combat support ship {{USNS|Bridge|T-AOE-10|6}} also provided support for the exercise.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg5/Pages/CarlVinsonSailorsMakeHistoryDuringExerciseMalabar2012.aspx#.T9err7Uth50 |title=Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012 |publisher=Public.navy.mil |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=7 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515045313/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg5/Pages/CarlVinsonSailorsMakeHistoryDuringExerciseMalabar2012.aspx#.T9err7Uth50 |archive-date=15 May 2013 }}</ref>

INS ''Shivalik'' participated in the PLAN's 65th anniversary celebrations held in Qingdao sailing 4,500 miles from Port Blair without any assistance from support ships. India, Indonesia and China conducted three high-level exercises including an anti-hijack exercise.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/india-china-agree-to-deepen-naval-ties/article5948223.ece India, China agree to deepen naval ties after landmark exercise] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201354/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/india-china-agree-to-deepen-naval-ties/article5948223.ece |date=26 April 2014 }}</ref>

==Ships==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Pennant
!Builder
!Laid Down
!Launched
!Sea Trials
!Commissioned
!Status
|-
| {{INS|Shivalik|F47|2}}
| F47
| rowspan=3|[[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| 11 July 2001
| 18 April 2003
| February 2009
| 29 April 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/21/slide-show-1-why-shivalik-class-frigates-matter-to-india.htm |title=Why Shivalik-class frigates matter to India |publisher=Rediff.com |date=21 April 2010 |access-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014212906/http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/21/slide-show-1-why-shivalik-class-frigates-matter-to-india.htm |archive-date=14 October 2012 }}</ref>
| Active
|-
| {{INS|Satpura|F48|2}}
| F48
| 31 October 2002
| 4 June 2004<ref name="Samachar 2004">Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, [http://mod.nic.in/samachar/July16-04/body.html#l2 "Stealth is Wealth"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012818/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/July16-04/body.html |date=22 March 2012 }}, ''Sainik Samachar'', Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, [[Ministry of Defence (India)]].</ref>
| 2010–2011
| 20 August 2011<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/india/29581444_1_stealth-frigates-talwar-class-trishul-and-ins-tabar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912185108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-25/india/29581444_1_stealth-frigates-talwar-class-trishul-and-ins-tabar|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2011|title=India to boost 'blue-water' warfare punch with two new stealth frigates|access-date=25 May 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 May 2011}}</ref>
| Active
|-
| {{INS|Sahyadri|F49|2}}
| F49
| 30 September 2003<ref name="MOD 2004" /><!-- 17 March 2003 – this was the previous data&nbsp;— please check for source and if it is correct-->
| 27 May 2005
| 2011–2012
| 21 July 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/stealth-warship-ins-sahyadri-commissioned-17099.html|title=Stealth warship 'INS Sahyadri' commissioned|publisher=India TV News|date=22 July 2012|access-date=2016-05-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531070749/http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/stealth-warship-ins-sahyadri-commissioned-17099.html|archive-date=31 May 2016}}</ref>
| Active
|}

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=Related Images
|width=200|height=200|align=center
|File:INS Sahyadri along with JS Ōmi (AOE-426) and a Kamorta class corvette.jpg|[[INS Sahyadri]] along with [[JMSDF]] [[JS Ōmi (AOE-426)|JS Ōmi]] and a [[Kamorta-class corvette]] 
|File:120414-N-DR144-1649 (8092666344).jpg|[[INS Satpura]] (F48) steams with U.S. and Indian ships in formation during Malabar 2012.
|File:Indian Navy Deepak-class fleet oiler INS Shakti (A57), Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate INS Sahyadri (F49) and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH-181) transit together.jpg|[[INS Shakti (A57)]], [[INS Sahyadri (F49)]] and [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force|JMSDF]] [[JS Hyūga]] transit together.
|File:Indian Navy frigate Satpura (F 48) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for Rim of the Pacific 2016.jpg|[[INS Satpura]] arrives at Joint Base [[Pearl Harbor]]-Hickam for [[Rim of the Pacific]] 2016.
|File:Malabar_2012_INS_Satpura_(F-48)_sailing_alongside.jpg|{{INS|Satpura|F48|6}} as seen from {{USS|Halsey|DDG-97|6}}
|File:INS Shivalik (F47) undergoing replenishment from HMAS Stalwart (A304).jpg|{{INS|Shivalik|F47|2}} undergoing replenishment from {{HMAS|Stalwart|A304|6}} during a Malabar exercise.
}}

==See also==
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships|Ships of the Indian Navy]]
* [[List of naval ship classes in service]]
* {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|1||2019}}
* [[Indian Naval Air Arm]]
* [[INS Shivalik (F47)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Shivalik class frigate}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121009031916/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/July16-04/image_n/3b.gif Image of INS Shivalik launch]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071201121039/http://www.york-novenco.com/log/novenco10/library/marine/Indian%20Navy%20mu13741%2001007.pdf Novenco Pdf document]}}
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/shivalik.htm Global Security – Shivalik Class Frigates]
* [http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/apr/21/slide-show-1-why-shivalik-class-frigates-matter-to-india.htm Rediff – Why Shivalik-class frigates matter to India]

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