{"id":14164,"date":"2026-03-12T11:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14164"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:49:33","slug":"what-is-ins-trikand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-ins-trikand\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Trikand"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Trikand Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Naval Ship INS Trikand will participate in the 58th National Day celebrations of Mauritius.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Trikand<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Talwar-class guided-missile frigate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the third and final ship of the second batch of Talwar-class frigates ordered by the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was built by the <\/span><b>Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 29 June 2013 at Kaliningrad, Russia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is part of the Indian Navy\u2019s Western Fleet and operates under the Western Naval Command headquartered at Mumbai.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Features of INS Trikand<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Armory:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It carries a <\/span><b>supersonic <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/brahmos-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\">BRAHMOS missile system<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, advanced surface-to-air missiles Shtil, an upgraded A190 medium-range gun, electro-optical 30 mm close-in weapon system, anti-submarine weapons such as torpedoes and rockets, and an advanced electronic warfare system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weapons and sensors are integrated through a Combat Management System \u2018<\/span><b>Trebovanie-M\u2019,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which enables the ship to simultaneously neutralise multiple surface, sub-surface, and air threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>powered by four gas turbines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of <\/span><b>speeds more than 30 knots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is configured to carry a Kamov 31 helicopter.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/ins-trikand-to-join-58th-national-day-celebrations-of-mauritius-on-march-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Trikand is a Talwar-class guided-missile frigate of the Indian Navy. 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