Talwar-class Frigate

The Talwar-class is a new class of frigates designed and built by Russia for the Indian Navy. The Talwar class guided missile frigates, also known as the Type 1135.6, are modified Krivak III-class frigates from Russia. The Talwar- class has a displacement of 4,000 tons and speed of 30 knots and is capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions, primarily, finding and eliminating enemy submarines and large surface ships.

Due to the use of stealth technologies and a special hull design, the resulting frigate features reduced radar cross section (RCS) as well as electromagnetic, acoustic and infrared signatures. Equipped with Russian-made sensors and weapon systems, the Talwar-class frigates are modern ships with balanced capabilities, capable of countering modern Western naval assets. The Talwar-class is an Indo-Russian joint production. Ships of this class have quite a few systems of Indian origin and manufacture, including their anti-submarine sensor (sonar) suite and complete communication equipment.

Specifications

 * Type: Guided Missile Frigate
 * Service Period: 2003-Present
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 409 feet (124.66 meters)
 * Beam: 50 feet (15.24 meters)
 * Draught: 15 feet (4.57 meters)
 * Displacement: 3,850 tons (Standard); 4,035 tons (Full Load)
 * Complement: 220
 * Crew: 190
 * Endurance: 30 days
 * Propulsion: 2 x DS-71 gas turbines and 2 x DT-59 boost turbines, driving two shafts.
 * Range: 4,850 mi (7,805.3 km) at 14 knots (25.93 km/hr); 1,600 miles (2,575 km) at 30 knots (55.56 km/hr)
 * Speed: 32 knots (59.27 km/hr)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Surface search radar: 3Ts-25E Garpun-B, MR-212/201-1, Nucleus-2 6000A
 * Air search radar: Fregat M2EM
 * Fire control: JSC 5P-10E Puma FCS, 3R14N-11356 FCS, MR-90 Orekh SAM FCS
 * Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures
 * TK-25E-5 EW suite
 * KT-216 decoy launchers x 4
 * Armament
 * 1 x 100mm (3.9 in) A-190E gun
 * 2 x Kashtan CIWS systems
 * 1 x 8-cell VLS for 3M-54E Klub and BrahMos missiles
 * 1 x 3S-90 launcher for 9M317 (SA-N-12) SAMs
 * 8 x Igla-1E (SA-16) SAMs
 * 1 x RBU-6000 rocket launcher
 * 2 x twin 533mm torpedo tubes
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Kamov Ka-28, Kamov Ka-31 or HAL Dhruv helicopter

Unit Run

 * INS Talwar (F40)
 * INS Trishul (F43)
 * INS Tabar (F44) - sunk by F/A-18C/D Hornets from HMS Queen Elizabeth
 * INS Teg (F45)
 * INS Tarkash (F50)
 * INS Trikand (F51)