The Navy commissioned a Russian-built missing missile Frigate, Ins Tamal, with a double role of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles on Tuesday. India’s backdrop to achieve self -sufficiency in defense is the last warship included from a foreign source.
Additionally, Yard 12652 (Udaygiri), Mumbai’s second ship of Project 17A Stealth Frigate, built in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL) in Mumbai, said in a statement.
The commissioning ceremony of INS Tamal was held at the Yantra Shipyard of Kalinigrad, Russia, where it was built. The Navy said the ship would soon be ready for Karwar’s homeport in Karnataka.
The Navy said, “INS Tamal is a furious moving fort in the sea and is designed to operate blue water in all four dimensions in the spectrum of naval war – air, surface, underwater and electromagnetic,”.
The INS Tamal Project 1135.6 is the eighth multi-roll stealth frigate-a series of frigates built by Russia for the Indian Navy-and the second of the follow-tashel class in addition to ships. The first ship of Tushil Class was commissioned in December last year.
Thus the seven projects included so far are part of the Navy’s ‘Talwar’s arm’, the Western fleet under the 1135.6 ship Western Navy Command.
INS Tamal has a team of about 250 sailors and 26 officers and it is commanded by Captain Sridhar. ByeA gunny and missile warfare specialist. The ship dual role is equipped with BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, surface-to-Hawa missiles with extended range have been launched vertically, standard 30mm closes in arms system, 100mm main gun and very powerful ASW rockets and heavyweight torpedo.
Udaygiri, meanwhile, MDSL, Mumbai and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, is second in the Seven Project 17A Frigates in Kolkata. Project 17A is a follow-on for the 17A Shivlik class (Project 17), which is active in service. According to the Navy, P-17A ships have increased the facilities and fitted with ‘State of the Art’ weapons and sensors, including supersonic surface-to-units and medium-ranges surface-to-hwa missile systems.
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