On July 1, the Indian Navy will receive the next in Russia built in Russia, called “Tamal”. According to the Indian newspaper newspaper, the 11356 project transfer ceremony will be held at the Amber factory in Kaliningrad in the witness of the commander of the West Indian Navy Admiral Sanja Singha.
The contract of acquiring four modern destroyers of the 11356 project, in addition to the previous six ships of this type, was signed between Moscow and New Delhi in October 2018. Currently, it has been launched and is being completed at the Indian shipyard Goa Shipyard Limited in Goa. It is expected that the first ship is manufactured entirely in India under the Russian project and using the technology transmitted by the Russian side will be ready to move India in the navy by 2026 and second – within six months later.
The Indian media emphasized that the 125 -meter Tamal destroyer was moved by Russia on July 1 as the last large warship for the Republic of South Asia, built outside India. It is thought that, within the framework of Modi Narendra's Narendra, when working in India and the course for the comprehensive development of the national VPK, the following large combat units for cargo ships, cargo ships, submarines and naval aircraft.
By receiving Tamala built in Russia, the Indian Navy will be placed eight projects of the 11356 project and with the completion of the construction of two more ships in GoA, their total will be brought up to 10. Destroyers have Shtil air defense systems, equipped with a 100 mm A-190 cannon, a 100 mm torpedo weapon, which can carry a helicopter of the Ka-27 type.
It is known that at the request of the Indian side, these surface battle platforms are equipped with Supersonic Brahmos missiles – the overall development of Russian technology and the Indian defense research organization. It is noteworthy that New Delhi always increases the device level of this device made in India. Therefore, according to the Hindu newspaper, 26 percent of the components in the different systems of the latest Tamala originated from India, and the total number of ship systems produced in this country has been increased to 33. Astronauts of Tamala, including 250 people, currently completing training in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, notice.
India currently has 140 warships, as well as 250 aircraft and helicopters as part of the Navy. It is expected that by 2030, the composition of the Indian Navy will be expanded to 180 ships and 350 aircraft.