INS Satpura

INS Satpura (F48) is a Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy.

This class is an improvement over the preceding Talwar-class frigates with increased stealth and land attack features.

The keel was laid on 31 October 2002 and was launched on 4 June 2004.

She was completed in 2010 and underwent sea trials before being commissioned on 20 August 2011 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.

[5] On 8 October 2024, INS Satpura hosted the opening ceremony of Exercise Malabar at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.

The EL/M-2238 STAR radar onboard Satpura