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Indian Navy accelerates inductions of warships
The Morning Standard
|February 28, 2026
INDIAN Navy plans to induct about 15 warships in 2026, setting an unprecedented benchmark of fleet expansion in the service's history, according to Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.
Speaking in Chennai after commissioning INS Anjadip, a new shallow-water antisubmarine warfare (ASW) platform, on Friday, Chief of Naval Staff Dinesh K Tripathi said the Navy had commissioned 12 warships and one submarine in 2025 alone, signalling a sustained acceleration in force induction.
The Navy is on course to become a 200-plus ship force by 2035, Tripathi said, adding that all 50 vessels currently on order are being built in Indian shipyards.
This story is from the February 28, 2026 edition of The Morning Standard.
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