INS Trishul Latest News
Recently, Indian Navy’s INS Trishul made a port call at Alexandria, Egypt.
About INS Trishul
- It is a front-line Talwar-class guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy,
- It joined the arsenal of the Indian Navy in 2003.
- It is equipped for multi-dimensional maritime operations.
Features of INS Trishul
- It is a 125-metre-long vessel fitted with state of the art equipment and also incorporates stealth features.
- Capacity: It has a carrying capacity of 3,700-tonne.
- Speed: It has a top speed in excess of 30 knots and an endurance of 30 days at sea.
- Armaments
- Trishul became the second Indian warship to incorporate an eight cell KBSM 3S-14NE Vertical Launcher.
- It was the first to upload the new Indian/Russian designed missile, the supersonic BrahMos PJ-10 AShCM (anti-sub/ship/surface cruise missile).
What is the Talwar class of frigates?
- These have been built in Russia under an Indo-Russian joint production.
- These missile frigates are modified Krivak III class frigates from Russia.
- It has a displacement capacity of 4,000 tons and a speed of 30 knots and is capable of accomplishing a wide variety of naval missions, primarily, finding and eliminating enemy submarines and large surface ships.
Source: PIB
Last updated on Oct, 2026
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