Commissioning of INS Tamal

The Indian Navy commissioned INS Tamal (F71), a multi-role stealth guided missile frigate, on July 1, 2025, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia. The event signifies the last foreign-built major warship inducted into the Indian Navy under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

Project and Class Details

INS Tamal is the eighth ship in the Project 1135.6 series, also known as the Talwar class, and the second follow-on ship of the Tushil-class frigates.

Strategic and Indigenous Components

• Although constructed in Russia, the ship incorporates 26% indigenous components, including the BrahMos missile and HUMSA-NG sonar system.

Capabilities and Armaments

Designed for blue-water operations, INS Tamal can engage threats across all four dimensions of naval warfare: air, surface, sub-surface, and electronic.

• Equipped with dual-role BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, vertically launched surface-to-air missiles, 100 mm main gun, 30 mm CIWS, anti-submarine rocket launchers, and heavyweight torpedoes.
• Features advanced automated systems for NBC defence, centralised damage control, and firefighting systems.