India gets its latest multi-role stealth frigate, commissioned in Russia by Rajnath Singh | India News – Times of India Trending Global News

New Delhi: Country’s latest warship INS Tushil3,900 tons Multi-Role Stealth Frigate Equipped with weapons and sensors, it was commissioned in Kaliningrad on Monday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said, not only will India and Russia further strengthen their comprehensive defense ties, but will also prioritize cooperation in ‘new and unknown areas’.
“India and Russia will enter a new era of cooperation by leveraging each other’s expertise in the areas of AI (artificial intelligence), cyber-security, space exploration and counter-terrorism,” Singh said. A milestone in the long-standing strategic partnership between the two countries.
Bilateral “technical and operational cooperation continues to scale new heights” under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin. “The ‘Made in India’ content is continuously increasing in many ships including INS Tushil. This ship is a great testament to the collaborative strength of Russian and Indian industries,” he said.
In turn, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Quality Capacity Upgradation” achieved in the project.
125 meter long INS Tushil, an advanced Krivak-III class battleship Designed for blue-water operations across the spectrum of naval warfare in all four dimensions of air, surface, underwater and electromagnetic, the second Russian-built warship will be commissioned early next year as INS Tamal .
“The frigates are equipped with a variety of advanced weapons, including jointly developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, vertically launched surface-to-air missiles with advanced range, advanced medium-range anti-air guns, Includes anti-submarine torpedoes. and rockets, as well as advanced electronic warfare and communications suites,” the Navy said.
Capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knots, the frigates can also carry advanced anti-submarine warfare and airborne early-warning helicopters, the Kamov-28 and Kamov-31, which are powerful force multipliers in their own right.
India had signed an umbrella agreement with Russia in October 2018 for four advanced Krivak-III class frigates, the first two of which were to be imported from Russia for about Rs 8,000 crore.
The other two are being built at the Goa shipyard with technology transfer at a total cost of about Rs 13,000 crore, the first of which was “launched” as Triput in July this year. These four warships will join the six Russian frigates, three Talwar-class and three Teg-class frigates, which were already inducted into the navy from 2003-2004.