TaragirithethirdstealthfrigateoftheProject17AwaslaunchedbyMazagonDockShipbuildersLtdMDLTheshiphasbeenbuiltusingintegratedconstructionmethodologywhichinvolveshullblocksconstructionindifferentgeographicallocationsandintegrationerectiononslipwayatMDLThekeelofTaragiriwaslaidonSeptember102020andtheshipisexpectedtobedeliveredbyAugust2025TheestimatedcostofProject17Aisaround25700croreThefirstshipofProject17ANilgiriwaslaunchedonSeptember282019andisexpectedtobeginseatrialsinthefirsthalfof2024ThesecondshipofP17AclassUdaygiriwaslaunchedonMay17thisyearandisexpectedtostarttheseatrialsduringthesecondhalfof2024ThekeelofthefourthandthefinalshipwaslaidonJune28