Recently, the 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class, named Tushil, was launched at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia.
Context
Recently, the 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class, named Tushil, was launched at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia.
- The Indian and Russian governments had in October 2016 signed an agreement to construct four additional P1135.6 class ships -- two each in Russia and India.
Key-Points
- Designed and built by Russia for the Indian Navy, the ship is officially named 'Tushil'.
- Tushil is a Sanskrit word meaning Protector shield.
- Project 1135.6 is also known as Talwar Class - a class of guided-missile frigates.
- These modified Krivak III class frigates are also the main base of the Russian Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate.
- India has six active frigates of the Talwar class.
- The ship is a powerful combination of Indian and Russian Sophisticated Weapons equipped to operate in the Littoral and Blue waters, both as a single unit and as a naval team.
- They include "stealth technology" based on low radar and underwater noise signatures.
- Stealth technology is low-visibility technology that makes aircraft, fighter jets, ships, submarines, satellites, missiles etc not visible on radar, infrared, sonar and other visual technologies.
- It highlights the long-standing tradition of Military Technical Cooperation between India and Russia.
- They will add additional power to the Indian Ocean Service operating in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
