Third Indian frigate to be commissioned this month

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MOSCOW, Apr 2 (PTI) Third Indian stealth frigate, "Tabar" is to be commissioned later this month at Russia's naval base Blatiisk in Kaliningrad.

'Tabar' is third in the series of three Krivak class stealth frigates of Project 11356 built on India's orders by St.Petersburg-based Baltiisky Zavod shipyard, sources said Earlier, last year Russia had delivered "INS Talwar" and "INS Trishul", under the USD 1 billion deal signed with Russia in 1997 for the development of three new generation stealth frigates for the navy on the basis of Krivak project.

The frigates with the displacement of 4035 tonnes are armed with the latest hardware available, including Club-N anti-ship cruise missiles, medium range "Shitl-1" air defence system and powerful anti-aircraft gun A-190E "Puma".

Due to initial problems of marrying electronic systems of "Puma" gun with other weapons the delivery of the frigate was postponed for more than a year.

Stealth frigates, used for a wide range of tasks including air defence, anti-submarine warfare, are also to be armed with "Brahmos" cruise missiles jointly developed and produced by Russia and India.

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Tabar commissioned today :cop

 

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Indian Navy Commissions FAC T-84

Indian Navy Commissions FAC T-84

Chennai April 19, 2004 (PTI) - Regarded as the fastest surface ship, a T-84 fast attack craft, was on Monday inducted to the inventory of the Indian Navy by Vice-Admiral OP Bansal, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.

Commissioning the craft, Bansal said T-84 would play a vital role in undertaking quick reaction patrol along the coast and it would also make it an ideal platform for conducting special operations, a defence release said.

Admiral Sampath Pillai, Chairman, Goa Shipyard Ltd, the builders of the craft, said T-84 has been commissioned five and a half months ahead of its schedule. Two more such crafts would be handed over to the Navy in 10 months time.

Vice Admiral JS Bedi, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition, Commodore T Hari and senior Army and Air Force officers, besides representatives from some foreign missions were also present on the occasion.

T-84 would displace 60 tonnes and it has state-of-the-art sensors and a weapon suite of two 20mm Oerlikon guns, Typhoon fire control system, multi-sensor stabilized integrated system with forward looking infra-red sensors and laser ranging that could see, locate and even range a man standing at two kms on a pitch dark night.

The vessel will be used for special and shallow water operations, coastline defence through high-speed patrol, interception, counter insurgency and counter smuggling operations, the release said.

It will be under the operational control of Naval Officer in-charge, Tamil Nadu, commanded by Lt Muthukrishnan.

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