India is likely to induct into its Navy, Tamal, by June 2025
- India is likely to induct into its Navy, Tamal, by June 2025.
- Tamal is a multi-role stealth guided missile frigate. It is built at Russia’s Yantar Shipyard.
- It is equipped to launch BrahMos anti-ship missile.
- It is part of a 2016 Indo-Russian deal. The deal involved the construction of four Talwar-class stealth frigates.
- Two were to be constructed in Russia and two in India as per the deal.
- INS Tushil was the first Russian-built frigate.
- It was inducted into the Navy during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Russia on December 9, 2024.
- Tamal is currently undergoing trials in Russia.
- Tamal can reach speeds of up to 30 knots (55 km/h). Its weight is 3,900 tons.
- It has a range of 3,000 kilometers on a single mission.
- Its key features are BrahMos missile capability, advanced anti-submarine rockets, and torpedoes for underwater threats.
- Tamal can carry and deploy a multi-role helicopter and evade enemy radar.
- INS Tushil and Tamal are part of the third batch of Talwar-class frigates.
- Tamal will be the last imported warship for the Navy.
