{
  "id": "shivalik",
  "name": "Shivalik Class (Project 17 Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "IND",
  "category": "Frigate",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2010,
  "operators": [
    "IND"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Shivalik class or Project 17 class is a class of multi-role frigates in service with the Indian Navy. They are the first stealth warships built in India.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 257,
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 142.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 16.9,
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "4.5 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 6200,
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 9260,
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "In excess of 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 32,
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Embarked aircraft",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "4 × MR-90 Orekh radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 × MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Radar #1",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "4 × MR-90 Orekh radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Radar #2",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "2 × Elta EL/M 2221 STGR",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Air and Surface Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull-Mounted Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 × BEL APARNA HUMSA-NG (hull-mounted sonar array",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electronic Warfare System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "BEL Ellora electronic warfare suite",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoy",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Kavach decoy system",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Anti-Submarine Warfare: torpedo tubes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Anti-Submarine Warfare: rocket launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Barak 1; 3M-54 Kalibr; OTO Melara; AK-630",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Barak 1",
      "role": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Surface-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Radar CLOS guidance",
        "Warhead": "22 kg blast fragmentation warhead",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.1 (720 m/s)",
        "Launcher": "Vertical Launch System (VLS)",
        "Length": "2.1 m"
      },
      "range_km": [
        0,
        12
      ],
      "qty": "1 x 32-cell VLS launcher"
    },
    {
      "name": "3M-54 Kalibr",
      "role": "Cruise Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Cruise Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial guidance plus terminal Active radar homing, By satellites, DSMAC",
        "Warhead": "400-500 kg HE or thermonuclear",
        "Speed": "0.8-2.5-2.9 Mach",
        "Launcher": "Vertical Launch System",
        "Length": "Varies on variant, from 6.2 m to 8.9 m"
      },
      "range_km": 50,
      "qty": "8 × VLS launchers"
    },
    {
      "name": "OTO Melara",
      "role": "Naval Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval Gun",
        "Caliber": "76mm",
        "Rate of fire": "Compact: 85 rounds/min Super Rapid: 120 rounds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 16,
      "qty": "1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun"
    },
    {
      "name": "AK-630",
      "role": "Close-In Weapon System",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-In Weapon System",
        "Caliber": "30mm",
        "Rate of fire": "4,000–5,000 rounds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 5,
      "qty": "2 × AK-630 CIWS Stations"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "INS Shivalik",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2010 Home Port: Visakhapatnam Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "INS Satpura",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2011 Home Port: Visakhapatnam Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "INS Sahyadri",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2012 Home Port: Visakhapatnam Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-shivalik"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": {
    "file": "shivalik.jpg",
    "thumb": "shivalik-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Johnson",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:210821-N-VO134-0101.jpg",
    "title": "File:210821-N-VO134-0101.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/shivalik.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-shivalik": {
      "title": "Shivalik Class (Project 17 Class) Indian Frigate",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Shivalik_Class_Project_17_Class_Indian_Frigate",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}