What’s in the news?

• The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Tamal, a Russian-manufactured guided missile frigate into the force.
• Tamal is the last foreign-built major warship to be inducted into the Indian Navy, in line with the Government’s emphasis on indigenisation under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

About INS Tamal

• INS Tamal is the eighth Talwar-class frigate built by Russia for the Indian Navy as a part of Project 1135.6.
• Tamal is capable of engaging threats across all four dimensions of naval warfare — air, surface, sub-surface, and electronic.
• The ship is equipped with the latest technology in warfighting, including the BrahMos supersonic missile system for anti-ship and land-attack capabilities.
• It also features advanced automated systems for nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) defence, as well as centralised damage control and firefighting systems that can be operated from protected control posts.