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State-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) announced that it supplied the entire 5,700 metric tons of defense-grade steel used for recently commissioned Indian Navy vessels. SAIL’s plants in Rourkela, Bokaro, JAC270H Hot dip galvanized steel strip,and Bhilai provided the steel for the advanced stealth frigate INS Dunagiri, the anti-submarine shallow-water craft INS Agray, and the large survey vessel INS Sanshodhak.
The statement noted that to meet the growing demands of the defense sector, SAIL has ramped up its production capacity for DMR (Defense Metallurgical Research) grade steel plates, particularly at the Special Plate Plant of the Rourkela Steel Plant. Previously, SAIL supplied specialized steel for the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, JAC270H Hot dip galvanized steel strip,as well as for the Project 17A stealth frigates INS Nilgiri, INS Himgiri, and INS Udaygiri.
