INS Trikand Set sail for service

[thestringshredder]

INS Trikand, the last of the three ‘Follow-On Talwar Class’ frigates built in Russia, was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice Admiral R.K. Dhowan, the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in a glittering ceremony that included both the Indian and the Russian navies.

The commissioning of INS Trikand marks the culmination of a three-ship contract for ‘Follow On Talwar Class’ ships built in Russia, and is therefore a milestone in the Indo-Russian military-technological cooperation. Her sister ships, INS Teg and INS Tarkash, were commissioned last year and are now undertaking operations as part of the Western Fleet. The keel of INS Trikand was laid in June 2008 and the ship was launched in May 2011. Extensive acceptance trials were conducted in the Baltic Sea in April and May 2013.

INS Trikand carries a state-of-the-art combat suite which includes the supersonic BRAHMOS missile system, advanced surface-to-air missiles Shtil, 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.

The weapons and sensors are integrated through a Combat Management System ‘Trebovanie-M’, which enables the ship to simultaneously neutralise multiple surface, sub-surface and air threats. The ship also incorporates innovative features to reduce radar, magnetic and acoustic signatures, which have earned this class of ships the sobriquet of ‘Stealth’ frigates. The ship is powered by four gas turbines and is capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots. The ship can carry an integrated Kamov 31 helicopter which is best suited for airborne early warning roles.

INS Trikand is commanded by Captain Ajay Kochhar, a gunnery and missile Warfare specialist, who was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1988. The ship has a complement of about 300 personnel, including officers. The ship will soon undertake her maiden passage to India to join her sister ships of Western Fleet.

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[third eye]

A good addition to the fleet.

God Speed.

 

[Sarjen]

Hope we order 3 more follow on orders

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Hope we order 3 more follow on orders

I suppose we need to. While the Shivaliks are a better class, warship building in India seems to be unable to keep up. The Talwar and its follow-on class have turned out to be very good escort vessels.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

I suppose we need to. While the Shivaliks are a better class, warship building in India seems to be unable to keep up. The Talwar and its follow-on class have turned out to be very good escort vessels.

We need to involve private players.IF MDL wasn't so full,we could have ordered 3 more base shivaliks instead.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

We need to involve private players.IF MDL wasn't so full,we could have ordered 3 more base shivaliks instead.

Now that is where we need Pipavav, L&T and ABG to come in. The PSUs are choked upto their gills and need to allow some of the work to be farmed out.

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Now that is where we need Pipavav, L&T and ABG to come in. The PSUs are choked upto their gills and need to allow some of the work to be farmed out.

With 3 planned CBGs,how many frigates,corvettes and destroyers u see per CBG?I think we should stick to 2 CBG and spend the money of the 3rd on submarines.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

With 3 planned CBGs,how many frigates,corvettes and destroyers u see per CBG?I think we should stick to 2 CBG and spend the money of the 3rd on submarines.

That is an interesting question which cannot be given a 'proforma answer'. It first of all ties in very closely to the IN's Operational Philosophy which will of necessity will flow out of India's Strategic Vision.

That said: the number of CBGs then that India needs to operate will be functional on that. The next question then is; what kind (ie. size) of Carriers? There is a great deal of enthusiasm here for Super Carriers ala the US Navy's CVNs. That is hardly appropriate for Indian Strategic needs. IMO, that requirement gets cut off at the 60/65,000 disp class. What the IN needs to invest in is some of the smaller Carriers e.g. 20,000 LHDs which can alternate between Fleet Support (AEW/ASW) and Marine Transport.

If IN is looking at Sea-Control around the Peninsula, i.e. ABS and BoB then the Subs are a necessity. Mark my words, that is where the Second Front of a 'putative' Two Front War can really be fought. That program also needs to go into over-drive.

One last thing: in Naval Warfare, there are Ages. We saw the Age of the Dreadnought/Battleship then we saw the Age of the Aircraft Carrier. Now that Age is running its course out.

 

[Fireaxe888]

Laid down in 2008? Pathetic. The Burkes, by comparison, take no more than 2 years to build.

 

[SRP]

Laid down in 2008? Pathetic. The Burkes, by comparison, take no more than 2 years to build.

Is this a fishing boat? Even America took more than three years to complete a frigate of this displacement. Learn about frigate building before cheap talking. Thats my advice to you.

 

[SR-91]

Laid down in 2008? Pathetic. The Burkes, by comparison, take no more than 2 years to build.

This is NOT the same boat that ur grandfather and ur uncle build together using banana leafs.

 

[Manindra]

It would be force multiplier for IN