The following represents an overview of the modern naval fighting capabilities of the Indian Navy (2023). The service currently counts 102 total units in its active naval inventory. This total includes frontline commissioned vessels but excludes smaller patrol vessels, auxiliary / survey ships, replenishment, and historical ceremonial types. The WDMMW review takes into account specific categories of warships covering attack, defense, and general support designs. Inventory numbers and related unit types are provided as-is and derived from publically-available information / sources. "On Order" totals found at the bottom of this article are related to any future hulls currently under procurement/construction though said hulls may not be delivered for service in the current year for various reasons.
Aircraft Carriers (1)
Hulls defined as those designed primarily to launch, retreive, and maintain fixed-wing and/or rotary-wing aircraft; nuclear- or conventionally-powered.
NOTES: INS Vikramaditya is the Soviet-era Kiev-class carrier (Baku-subclass) Admiral Gorshkov Projekt 11434
Submarines (17)
Hulls developed for undersea/submersible operation; nuclear-powered or conventionally-powered.
NOTES: The Kalvari-class boats are based in the French-originated Scorpene design; Sindhughosh-class is the Soviet-era Kilo-class submarine; the Shishumar-class is the German Type 209.
Destroyers (10)
Multi-mission hulls developed for Blue Water environment; operating independently or as part of the main surface fleet.
NOTES: Rajput-class based in the Soviet Navy Kashin-class destroyer.
Frigates (13)
Hulls defined as dimensionally smaller than Destroyers, though larger than corvettes, having Blue Water capabilities.
Corvettes (23)
Hulls defined as dimensionally smaller than frigates but larger than OPVs, capable of operating independently or as part of the main fighting fleet.
NOTES: Veer-class based in the Soviet-era Tarantul-class corvette design; Abhay-class based in the Soviet-era Pauk-class.
Offshore Patrol Vessels (29)
Hulls defined as OPVs and outfitted for the purpose of close-to-shore defense / deterrence.
Amphibious Assault (9)
Hulls designed specifically for the support of amphibious-minded, offshore / close-to-shore operations.
NOTES: INS Jalashwa is the former USS Trenton LPD-14.
On Order (8)
Hulls set to be delivered in the current procurement year or in subsequent year(s).
NOTES: ex-Russian Navy ships Admiral Butakov and Admiral Istomin are being sold off to India to become INS Tushil and INS Tamala.
On Order Commitment: 8 Units
