COMMISSIONING OF INS TUSHIL

INN/Guwahati, @Infodeaofficial

On December 9, the Indian Navy is scheduled to commission INS Tushil, its newest multi-role stealth guided missile frigate, near Kaliningrad, Russia. Numerous senior Russian and Indian government and defence officials will be present at the ceremony, which will be presided over by the Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh, as the Chief Guest.

INS Tushil is a Project 1135 modified Krivak III class frigate. Three Talwar class ships, constructed at the Baltisky shipyard in St. Petersburg, and three subsequent Teg class ships, constructed at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, are among the six that are now in service.

The seventh ship in the class, INS Tushil, is the first of two enhanced follow-on ships for which the Indian Navy, JSC Rosoboronexport, and the Indian government signed a deal in October 2016. Under the auspices of the Indian Embassy in Moscow, an Indian team of experts from the Warship Overseeing Team based in Kaliningrad kept a careful eye on the ship’s development.

The battleship is the culmination of the tireless efforts of numerous Russian and Indian OEMs as well as hundreds of dock personnel. Beginning in January of this year, a team of Indian experts conducted a number of comprehensive tests on the ship once it was constructed and made ready, including Factory Sea Trials, State Committee Trials, and Delivery Acceptance Trials.

All Russian equipment installed on board, including weapon firings, was tested during these trials. The ship achieved a remarkable speed of over 30 knots during the testing. If these tests were successful, the ship would arrive in India in a condition that was almost ready for battle, ready to start working right away.

The number of made-in-India systems has more than doubled to 33, and the ship’s indigenous content has increased to an outstanding 26% thanks to the cooperation of Indian military experts and Severnoye Design Bureau. BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited, Keltron, Tata’s Nova Integrated Systems, Elcome Marine, Johnson Controls India, and numerous more Indian OEMs were among the principal players.

INS Tushil will be one of the world’s most technologically advanced frigates when it is commissioned and joins the Western Fleet, the Indian Navy’s “Sword Arm,” under the Western Naval Command. It will serve as a testament to the Indian Navy’s expanding capabilities as well as the enduring power of the India-Russia alliance.