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frigate under Project 17A, was recently commissioned.  \no Project 17A: An ambitious Indian Navy programme launched to construct seven advanced Nilgiri-class Frigates.  \no INS Mahendragiri: The seventh stealth warship of this class, named after a prominent mountain peak in the Eastern Ghats.  \no Designed by: Warship Design Bureau (a premier warship design organization under Naval Headquarters in New Delhi)  \no Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited: Mumbai-based shipyard that successfully constructed INS Mahendragiri alongside three other Project 17A frigates.  \no Indigenous Content: Achieves over 75% indigenisation, heavily promoting the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision in critical defence manufacturing.  \no BrahMos Integration: Armed with BrahMos supersonic anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles.  \no Barak-8 Missile: Houses Barak-8 Long-Range Surfaceto-Air Missile  \no ASW Arsenal: Employs indigenous Varunastra torpedoes and RBU-6000 rocket launchers for highly potent anti-submarine warfare.  \no Project 17 Vs 17A  \n\n| Feature | Project\u003Cbr>17 | Project 17A |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Ship\u003Cbr>Class | Shivalik-class\u003Cbr>Frigates | Nilgiri-class\u003Cbr>Frigates |\n| Number\u003Cbr>of Ships | 3 vessels | 7 vessels |\n| Stealth\u003Cbr>Features | Basic\u003Cbr>structural\u003Cbr>shaping | Flush deck &\u003Cbr>radar-absorbent\u003Cbr>coatings |\n| Indigeno\u003Cbr>us\u003Cbr>Content | ~60% locally\u003Cbr>sourced | Over 75% locally sourced |\n\nASTRA Missile & BrahMos Missile  \nDRDO recently achieved major milestones with the successful flight tests of advanced Astra Missile variants and historic export deliveries of the BrahMos Missile  \no Astra Missile: India's first indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile designed to engage highly manoeuvrable supersonic targets.  \no DRDO: The Defence Research and Development Organisation designed and developed this advanced weapon system for the Indian Air Force.  \no Beyond Visual Range: Allows fighter pilots to detect, track, and destroy enemy aircraft at standoff ranges without visual contact.  \no Air-to-Air Missile: Provides crucial air superiority and tactical dominance in complex, network-centric aerial combat environments.  \no BrahMos: A highly versatile, Supersonic Cruise Missile capable of precise land, sea, and sub-sea strikes.  \no Supersonic Cruise Missile: Operates at a staggering top speed of Mach 2.8 to Mach 3.0, ensuring high kinetic impact.  \no India-Russia Joint Venture: BrahMos is codeveloped by India's DRDO and Russia's NPOMashinostroyenia under a strategic defence partnership.  \no ASTRA Vs BrahMos:  \n\n| Feature | Astra | BrahMos |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Type | Air-to-Air\u003Cbr>Missile\u003Cbr>(BVRAAM) | Supersonic Cruise Missile |\n| Range | 110 km (Mk-1)\u003Cbr>to 240 km\u003Cbr>(Mk-2) | 290 km (Baseline) to 900 km (Extended) |\n| Speed | Mach 4.5 | Mach 2.8 to Mach 3.0 |\n| Develop\u003Cbr>er | DRDO | BrahMos Aerospace (IndiaRussia JV) |\n\nVibrant Villages Programme (VVP)  \nPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged young citizens to connect with border villages under the initiative to foster rural development and national integration.  \no Vibrant Villages Programme: It is a strategic government initiative for the comprehensive development of remote villages abutting international borders.  \n27 July 2026  \no Launch Year: Initially launched in 2023, the expanded Phase-II framework was cleared by the Union Cabinet in April 2025.  \no Nodal Ministry: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) meticulously coordinates and monitors this critical border management scheme.  \no Objectives: Aims to create better living conditions, curb trans-border crime, and promote national cohesion in border communities.  \no Phase-I: Focused exclusively on the northern frontier, covering 2,967 border villages across four states and one Union Territory.  \no Phase-II: Expanded massively with a ₹6,839 crore outlay to comprehensively cover strategic villages along all international land borders. 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