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Russian-made missile frigate INS Tushil inducted into Indian Navy

India's Navy has commissioned its new Russian-made guided missile frigate, INS Tushil, in the Russian coastal city of Kaliningrad. The ship, part of a $2.5 billion deal for four stealth frigates, is expected to significantly enhance the Indian Navy's capabilities in the Indian Ocean. The commissioning ceremony was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, and other senior Indian officials. Singh described the commissioning as a testament to India's growing maritime strength and a milestone in its long-standing ties with Russia. The INS Tushil, an upgraded Krivak III class frigate of Project 1135.6, boasts advanced stealth features and stability characteristics, and incorporates 26% indigenous content thanks to collaboration with Indian naval specialists and Severnoye Design Bureau.

Navy gets 4 Russian frigates for Rs 200 billion

Still, there remains a worrying shortfall of frigates, which are the navy's workhorses. 'We need to have at least 24 frigates,' says a senior admiral. 'Currently we are 10 short.'

Will US Stall Russian Arms Sales To India?

New Delhi is vulnerable to US sanctions under a 2017 law called CAATSA.

Look at the weapons Russia wants to sell us!

Russia -- already India's biggest arms supplier from 2014-18, accounting for 58 per cent of India's defence imports -- eyes more, reports Ajai Shukla.

INS Talwar to add punch to Indian Navy

India will have world's most heavily armed warships

The BrahMos systems for the two ships are estimated to cost Rs 25 billion, making it the world's most expensive anti-ship missile.

What the S-400 Triumf will do for India's defence

An S-400 unit located near Delhi for protecting the capital would be able to shoot down Pakistani aircraft even before they cross the border to India, and Chinese aircraft while they were still in Tibetan or Nepalese air space.

If India is to rule the waves, defence ministry must change its ways

Though the government says public and private shipyards compete on equal terms, public shipyards feast at the high table with the defence ministry, with only scraps being tossed to private shipbuilders.

S-400 deal after Doval's opposition, Modi's approval

>Putin's last-minute intervention with PM salvages $5.43 bn pact.

Modi's Moscow agenda: Gen-5 fighters, missiles, frigates...

There could be significant announcements about India's purchase of Kamov-226T helicopters, S-400 air defence missile systems, and the long-delayed contract for joint development of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft.

The ghost of Gorshkov

The navy's plan to build three Russian Talwar-class frigates has a less than wholesome odour.