When will Indian Navy receive stealth, guided missile warship INS Tamal from Russia?

Nearly six months after multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate INS Tushil was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Kaliningrad, Russia, the Navy is set to receive INS Tamal, a 3,900-tonne advanced stealth guided missile frigate.

According to media reports, INS Tamal is expected to be commissioned into the Indian Navy by June, further boosting the might of the force amid growing tensions with Pakistan in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack which left 26 tourists dead.

According to a Times of India report, INS Tamal will be handed over to the Indian Navy after crucial trials, including weapons firing, are completed. Reports suggest that Indian Navy officials have already reached Russia for the trials.

"The frigate will then be commissioned and set sail for India," an official has been quoted as saying.

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When commissioned, INS Tamal—equipped with supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine torpedoes, and rocket launchers—will enhance the Indian Navy's multi-domain combat readiness in the Indian Ocean Region.

The warship, designed for blue-water operations across all naval warfare domains: air, surface, subsurface, and electronic warfare, can cruise at speeds up to 30 knots (about 55 km/h) and operate over a range of 3,000 km per deployment.

INS Tushil, an upgraded Krivak III class frigates of the Project 1135.6, which is also equipped with Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles, vertically-launched Shtil surface-to-air missiles with enhanced ranges, upgraded medium-range anti-air and surface gun with advanced stealth features, optically-controlled close-range rapid fire gun system, anti-submarine torpedoes and rockets and advanced electronic warfare and communication suite, reached Karwar Naval Base in February.

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