INS Tamal

INS Tamal Latest News

The Indian Navy is all set to commission its latest stealth multi-role frigate Tamal on 01 Jul 2025 at Kaliningrad, Russia. 

About INS Tamal

• It is the stealth multi-role frigate belonging to the series of Krivak class frigates inducted from Russia over the past two decades. 
• The ship’s name, Tamal, symbolises the mythical sword used for combat by Indra – the King of the gods.
• It is the second ship of the Tushil Class, which are the upgraded versions of their predecessors, Talwar and Teg classes having three ships each. 
• It was built at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, and is the last warship to be inducted from a foreign source, in line with the Government of India’s impetus on Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

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Features of INS Tamal

• It has 26% indigenous components, including the BrahMos long-range cruise missile for targeting both at sea and land.
• It has significant upgrades in its arsenal in comparison to its predecessors, such as vertically launched surface-to-air missiles, improved 100 MM gun, new age EO/IR system in addition to the standard 30 MM CIWS, heavyweight torpedoes, urgent-attack anti-submarine rockets, and a host of surveillance and fire control radars and systems.
• Force multipliers include Air Early Warning and Multi Role helicopters, which can operate from the deck of Tamal.
• The combat capability of the ship is augmented by a host of Network Centric Warfare capabilities and advanced Electronic Warfare suite. 
• Tamal punches well above its weight with a very high tonnage to firepower ratio, extended endurance, and a top speed in excess of 30 knots.
• It has successively completed extensive sea trials undertaken over three months, proving its systems, weapons and sensors. 
• Its mascot is inspired by the congruence of the ‘Jambavant’ the Immortal Bear King of Indian Mythology and the Russian National Animal – the Eurasian Brown Bear. 

Source: PIB