Keel laid for second frigate of P11356 Project

Keel of the second frigate for the Indian Navy was ceremoniously laid at Goa Shipyard Ltd on 18 June 2021. The ship under construction at GSL is a part of indigenous shipbuilding programme being executed under IGA with Russian Side for construction of two Advanced Missile Frigates for the Indian Navy. The contract was signed on 25 Jan 2019 between Ministry of Defence and Goa Shipyard Limited.

Towards enhancing military cooperation with friendly nations, Indian Naval Ship Tabar commenced her prolonged deployment on 13 June visited a number of ports in Africa and Europe and will continue till the end of September. During the deployment, INS Tabar will transit across the Gulf of Aden, Red

Sea, Suez Canal, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea and Baltic Sea while making port calls at Djibouti, Egypt, Italy, France, UK, Russia, Netherlands, Morocco, and Arctic Council countries such as Sweden and Norway. INS Tabar, is a Talwar-class stealth Frigate built for Indian Navy in Russia. The ship is commanded by Captain M Mahesh and has a complement of 300 personnel.