More Missile Frigates For India
A spokesman from Russia’s Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad said that the last two of three Krivak III-class (known as the Talwar-class in India) guided missile frigates being built for India will exit drydock by year’s end, RIA Novosti reports.
Three frigates – INS Teg, which exited drydock last November, INS Tarkash and INS Trikand – were commissioned for $1.6 billion U.S. in July 2006, and will add to India’s current complement of three Talwar vessels, INS Talwar, INS Trishul, and INS Tabar. The new frigates feature a reduced cross-section – which imparts a measure of stealth – and will be armed with the BrahMos cruise missile, which was jointly developed by Russia and India, a 100mm gun, a Shtil surface-to-air missile system, and an anti-submarine warfare helicopter.
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