INS Tarkash: In News
Indian Naval Ship Tarkash, a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, recently arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles, during its ongoing deployment in the South West Indian Ocean Region.
- INS Tarkash is a state-of-the-art stealth frigate of the Indian Navy.\
- It is the second of three Talwar-class guided missile frigates.
- Designed and built in Russia, the Talwar-class guided missile frigates are modified version of the Krivak III-class frigate
- It was built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia.
- It was commissioned into Indian Navy service on 9 November 2012 at Kaliningrad and joined the Western Naval Command on 27 December 2012.
- The ship is 8 m long, has a beam of 15.2 m and a draught of 4.2 m.
- Powered by four gas turbines, it can attain speeds of over 30 knots, has an operational range of 4,500 nautical miles, and an endurance of 30 days.
- It has been equipped with a weapon sensor that enables it to address threats in all dimensions.
- It uses stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross-section.
- It can board one Ka-28 Helix-A antisubmarine helicopter or one Ka-31 Helix-B airborne early warning helicopter.
- It carries cutting-edge weaponry, which includes advanced surface-to-air missiles, 100 mm calibre guns (artillery), close-range guns, torpedoes, rocket launchers, and associated fire control systems.
- It is also equipped with BrahMos missiles instead of the Klub-N missiles, which makes it different from the earlier flight of Talwar-class ships.
