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Russia has currently engaged its shipyards in the full-scale construction of three more KRIVAK class stealth frigates to be armed with anti-ship version of BrahMos cruise missiles for the Indian Navy. According to Russian sources, three new warships would be delivered to India in by 2012.
According to Russian officials at the Yantar Naval shipyard , the hulls of the three frigates are ready and are on the launching berth while other equipment has been loaded on two frigates and first of these would be launched later in October.
The Indian Navy has formally named the three Talwar class frigates being built in Russia the Teg (Sabre), Tarkash (Quiver) and the Trikand (Bow).The three Project 1135.6 modified Krivak III class (Talwar class) guided missile frigates are being built for the Indian Navy under a $1.6 billion contract signed with Russia in July 2006.
The Talwar Class is a Indo-Russian joint production and the ships of this class have a number systems of Indian origin and manufacture, including their anti-submarine sensor (sonar) suite and complete communication equipment. India contracted to buy three Talwar class frigates from Russia which were the Talwar, Trishul and Tabar class and were delivered between 2003 and 2004. The new batch of three frigates is expected by 2012.
The Talwar class frigate will be equipped with eight Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles instead of the Klub-N anti-ship missiles in the earlier Talwar class frigates. The new frigate weighs 4,000 tonnes and has a top speed of 30 knots. It is designed to accomplish a wide scale of missions, primarily, finding and eliminating enemy submarines and large surface ships. They are armed with a 100 mm gun, two Kashtan air defence gun / missile systems, two twin 533-mm torpedo tubes and an anti-submarine warfare helicopter.
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