Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who reached Moscow on an official go to late on Sunday evening, will oversee commissioning of stealth-guided missile frigate, INS Tushil, at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia on Monday.
Six of Krival class warship, of which INS Tushil is an element, are already in service of Indian Navy, together with 3 Talwar Class ships constructed at Baltiysky Shipyard in Peterburg, and three of Teg Class constructed at Yantar shipyard.
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India had signed a contract with JSC Rosonboronexport in October 2016 for 2 warships and from January 2024, the vessel underwent a sequence of intensive trials — starting from sea trials to supply acceptance trials below the aegis of an professional workforce of Indian Navy.
The 125-metre-long INS Tushil weighs 3,900 tonnes and picks up lethality attributable to a mixture of Russian and Indian cutting-edge applied sciences.
Rajnath Singh may even attend the twenty first assembly of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Fee on Navy & Navy Technical Cooperation.
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On his arrival in Moscow late on Sunday evening, the Defence Minister acquired a heat welcome by Indian Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, and Russian Deputy Minister of Defence, Alexander Fomin, the Indian embassy in Moscow posted on X.
Among the many engagement throughout his three-day lengthy go to, Singh may even pay tributes at ‘The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’ in Moscow to honour the Soviet troopers killed in the course of the Second World Battle.
He may even maintain talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on defence and strategic points. Apart from that he’ll work together with members of the Indian neighborhood.
