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).
