INS Tushil will join the Indian Navy's 'Sword Arm', the Western Fleet, under Western Naval Command.
Moscow:
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Navy's latest multi-role stealth guided missile frigate 'INS Tushil' in Russia's Kaliningrad on Monday.
Rajnath Singh, along with Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi of the Indian Navy and other senior defense and civilian officials from India and Russia, will commission the warship, an upgraded Krivak III-class frigate under Project 1135.6., at the Yantra Shipyard in Kaliningrad .
According to a Defense Ministry statement, the Defense Minister will be on an official visit to Russia from December 8 to 10 during which he and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov will co-chair the 21st meeting of the India-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military Business. Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow on December 10.
The two leaders will review the entire range of multi-faceted defense relations between the two countries, including military-to-military and industrial cooperation. They will also exchange views on contemporary regional and global issues of mutual interest.
In addition, the Indian minister will pay tribute at 'The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' in Moscow to honor the Soviet soldiers who died during the Second World War. He will also interact with the members of the Indian community.
Six Krivak-class warships are already in service, including three Talwar-class ships built at the Baltiysky shipyard in St. Petersburg, and three of the Teg class built at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad.
'INS Tushil' will be the seventh in the series and the first of the two upgraded follow-on ships contracted by the Indian government and Navy with JSC Rosoboronexport in October 2016.
The ship's construction was closely monitored by experts from the Indian Warship Overseeing Team based in Kaliningrad.
The 125-meter-long ship, which weighs 3,900 tons, packs a deadly punch, making it an impressive blend of Russian and Indian cutting-edge technologies in addition to best practices in warship construction, officials said.
From January 2024, after construction and readiness, the ship underwent a series of extensive tests, including factory sea trials, state commission tests and finally delivery acceptance tests by a specialized Indian team.
During the tests, the ship clocked an impressive speed of over 30 knots (55 km per hour), and now it will reach India in a virtually combat-ready condition, ready to deliver its effects immediately when required.
According to a Navy official, the name 'Tushil' means a 'protector shield' and the weapon represents the 'Abhedya Kavacham' (impenetrable shield).
Along with the motto 'Nirbhay, Abhedya aur Balsheel' (Fearless, Indomitable, Determined), the ship symbolizes the undying commitment of the Indian Navy to protect the maritime boundaries of the country.
Thanks to the collaboration of Indian Navy specialists and the Severnoye Design Bureau, the ship's indigenous content has been improved to an impressive 26 percent and the number of 'Made-in-India' systems has more than doubled to 33.
The major Indian original equipment manufacturers involved were BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Keltron, Tata's Nova Integrated Systems, Elcome Marine, Johnson Controls India and many others.
Once commissioned, INS Tushil will join the Indian Navy's 'Sword Arm', the Western Fleet, under the Western Naval Command.
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