INS TABAR (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Sci and Tech)
Context: Indian Navy's stealth frigate, INS Tabar, arrived in Malaga, Spain for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between India and Spain.
INS Tabar
- About: It is a stealth frigate built for the Indian Navy in Russia.
- Class and Commissioning: It is the third of the Talwar-class frigates of the Indian Navy, commissioned on 19 April 2004 in Kaliningrad, Russia.
- It is equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors and is among the earliest stealth frigates of the Indian Navy.
- The ship is part of the Indian Navy’s Sword Arm Fleet which is based at Mumbai under the Western Naval Command.
- Capabilities: The frigate can handle air, surface, and sub-surface missions, operating either independently or as part of a larger naval task force.
- Fleet Assignment: INS Tabar is part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet, based in Mumbai under the Western Naval Command.
- Features
oDisplacement: Fully loaded, INS Tabar has a displacement of 4,035 tons.
oSpeed: The ship can reach speeds of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
oRange: It has a maximum range of 4,850 nautical miles (8,980 km; 5,580 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and a reduced range of 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
oWeapons and Sensors: The ship is equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors.
oMissile Armament: INS Tabar is the first Talwar-class vessel to be armed with supersonic BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles and also equipped with Barak-1 missiles.
