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The '''''Shivalik'' class''' or '''Project 17 class''' is a class of multi-role [[frigate]]s in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. They are the first stealth warships built in [[India]].<ref name="rediff 2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/10nad.htm |title=Riding the waves |publisher=Rediff.com |date=10 May 2003 |accessdate=1 May 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021052044/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/10nad.htm |archivedate=21 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> They were designed to have better stealth features and land-attack capabilities than the preceding {{sclass-|Talwar|frigate|1}}s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Navy working on policy to allow women on-board warships |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indian-navy-working-on-policy-to-allow-women-on-board-warships/articleshow/45953533.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=21 July 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=30 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=INS-Sahyadri plays mid-sea saviour to Aussie lady sailor |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/jul/27/ins-sahyadri-plays-mid-sea-saviour-to-aussie-lady-sailor-1849189.html |accessdate=21 July 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> A total of three ships were built between 2000 and 2010, and all three were in commission by 2012.<ref name="naval-technology1"/>
The ''Shivalik'' class, along with the seven [[Project 17A-class frigate|Project 17A frigates]] currently being developed from them, are projected be the principal [[frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]] in the first half of the 21st century.<ref>[http://mod.nic.in/samachar/march15-04/html/ch9.htm "Capital Cruisers"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121135211/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/march15-04/html/ch9.htm |date=21 November 2009 }}, ''Sainik Samachar'', [[Ministry of Defence (India)]], 15 March 2004. Adm. Madhvendra Singh, Chief of Naval Staff: ''"These would be the future ships of the Indian Navy and will be of the Shivalik class"''.</ref> All ships of the class were built by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]. The class and the lead vessel have been named for the [[Shivalik hills]]. Subsequent vessels in the class are also named for hill-ranges in India.<ref name="naval-technology1"/>
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