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Talwar-class

Ongoing

INS Trikand completed a Gulf of Aden anti-piracy response on 2 July 2026; eight family ships are commissioned and two Goa-built follow-ons remain under construction.

On 2 July 2026, INS Trikand boarded and sanitised MV Golden Arsenal after a piracy attempt approximately 300 nautical miles east-northeast of Djibouti, allowing its 21 crew members to leave the citadel and the ship to resume its voyage. On 29 June, INS Tarkash and INS Ikshak concluded a Port Victoria call after participating in Seychelles' National Day and Golden Jubilee engagements. India had signed a ₹2,182 crore VL-Shtil missile and holding-frame package for the four follow-on frigates on 3 March 2026. With INS Tushil commissioned on 9 December 2024, INS Tamal delivered and commissioned on 1 July 2025, and two more ships being built at Goa Shipyard, the family supplies operational reach and escort capacity across the western Indian Ocean while Chinese and Pakistani naval activity grows.

Updated 2 Jul 2026

An Indian Navy Talwar-class frigate underway with its angular superstructure, forward gun and helicopter deck visible.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Specifications

Specifications — Talwar-class
Specification Value
Displacement (original Talwar batch) 3,620 t standard; 4,035 t full load ↗
Displacement (Triput/Tavasya) Approximately 3,600 t ↗
Dimensions 124.8 m length × 15.2 m beam × 4.5 m draught ↗
Powerplant (original Talwar batch) 2 × DS-71 cruise turbines at 9,000 hp each; 2 × DT-59 boost turbines at 19,500 hp each ↗
Maximum speed (original Talwar batch) 30 kn ↗
Maximum speed (Triput/Tavasya) 28 kn ↗
Range and endurance (original Talwar batch) 4,850 miles at 14 kn; 1,600 miles at 30 kn; 30 days ↗
Armament (original Talwar batch) 8-cell 3S14E strike VLS; 24 × Shtil-1 SAMs; 1 × 100 mm A-190 gun; 2 × Kashtan CIWS; 1 × 12-barrel 212 mm RBU-6000; 2 × twin 533 mm torpedo tubes ↗
Armament (four follow-ons) 8-cell BrahMos UVLM and 24 × VL-Shtil-1 missiles; Tushil/Tamal retain a 100 mm gun and heavyweight torpedoes, while Triput/Tavasya use a 76 mm gun and 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo launchers ↗
Sensors (original Talwar batch) 3Ts-25E Garpun-B surface-search radar; Fregat-M2EM 3D radar; 5P-10E Puma fire-control radar; HUMSA/APSOH hull sonar ↗

Spec sources: bharat-rakshak.com ↗ · pib.gov.in ↗ · navalnews.com ↗

Changelog

Program timeline

  1. An INS Trikand boarding team sanitised MV Golden Arsenal after a piracy attempt approximately 300 nautical miles east-northeast of Djibouti, enabling all 21 crew members to leave the citadel and the vessel to resume its voyage.

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  2. INS Tarkash and INS Ikshak concluded their Port Victoria call after professional, ceremonial and community activities linked to Seychelles' National Day and Golden Jubilee celebrations.

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  3. India signed a ₹2,182 crore contract with Rosoboronexport for VL-Shtil missiles and holding frames for the four follow-on Talwar-class frigates.

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  4. INS Tamal entered Karwar after its maiden passage from Russia, which included calls in Russia, Morocco, Italy, Greece, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

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  5. INS Tamal's delivery act was signed and the ship was commissioned at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad as the eighth Project 1135.6 frigate.

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  6. Goa Shipyard launched Tavasya, the second of two Indian-built Project 1135.6 follow-on frigates contracted on 25 January 2019.

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  7. INS Tushil was commissioned at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad as the seventh Project 1135.6 frigate.

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  8. Goa Shipyard launched Triput, the first of two Project 1135.6 follow-on frigates being built in India.

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