The 3,970-tonne INS Teg frigate, armed with the 290-km BrahMos
supersonic cruise missiles among other weapon systems, was commissioned
into the Indian Navy at Yantar shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia on
April 27, 2012.
Taking its name from the short, single-edged curved swords traditionally used by the Sikhs, INS Teg will sail with a crew of 24 officers and 229 sailors.
Two other stealth frigates, INS Tarkash and INS Trikand, ordered from Russia under a $1.15-billion contract inked in 2006, will follow in September 2012, and July 2013.
With an operating range of 4,500 nautical miles, these frigates can
handle many threats in all the three dimensions—air, surface and
underwater. These warships pack more power than the earlier three Talwar-class frigates bought from Russia in 2003-04, equipped as they are with BrahMos
land-attack missiles, surface-to-air missiles, AK-630 close-in weapon
systems, torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets and an upgraded multi-role
combat suite.
The 125-metre-long INS Teg,
which can operate an anti-submarine or early-warning helicopter from
its deck, has innovative design features to ensure reduction in its
radar cross-section, infra-red, magnetic and acoustic signatures, as
well as radiated underwater noise to enhance its stealth nature.
The warship is also equipped with complex automated systems for NBC
(nuclear, biological and chemical) defence and damage control.
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