The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Mahendragiri (F38), the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard in Andhra Pradesh. Rajnath said INS Mahendragiri can deal simultaneously with threats from air, sea, and beneath and can be equipped with BrahMos surface-to-surface missile.