Khukri-class corvette

The Khukri-class corvette  is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.

The first two were ordered in December 1983 and the remaining in 1985. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content. The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.

Four ships of the class were built. As of July 2023, two ships remain in service in the Indian Navy, and a third one has been donated to the Vietnam People's Navy.

Service history
INS Khukri (P49) the lead ship of the class was decommissioned after 32 years of service on 23 December 2021. She has since been preserved as a museum ship in Diu, India.

During a meeting between the defence minister's of India and Vietnam, India decided to gift the INS Kirpan (P44) to the Vietnam People's Navy.

INS Kirpan (P44) was transferred to Vietnam People's Navy and was decommissioned from Indian Navy service on 22 July 2023.