INS Satpura
Introduction '''INS ''Satpura'' (F48)''' is a   stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class is an improvement over the preceding s with increased stealth and land attack features.
Construction INS ''Satpura'' was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. 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.
Service history DeploymentDatePort VisitedCommanderNotes and References'''2012'''Malabar 2012 with naval destroyers , , corvette  and fleet-tanker .Bay of Bengal'''2013'''South East Asia with naval destroyer ''INS Ranvijay'', corvette  and fleet-tanker 6 MayDa Nang, Vietnam28 MayChangi, SingaporeParticipated in IMDEX-13'''2015'''South East Asia with naval destroyer , corvette  and fleet tanker  23-26 MaySingaporeCaptain Hari KrishnanSIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy4-6 JuneFremantle, Australia28-30 JuneSattahip, Thailand'''2016'''South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean30 May to 3 June Cam Ranh Bay, VietnamCaptain A N Pramod13-15 AugustPort Majuro, Marshall Islands30 June – 4 AugustHawaii, United States25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise18-20 AugustPohnpei, Micronesia31 August – 3 SeptemberSingapore
Images The EL/M-2238 STAR radar onboard ''Satpura''
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