The Russian JSC Rosoboronexport handed over to the Indian side the frigate of project 11356, built by JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation. On Monday, December 9, the press service of “Rosoboronexport”.
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The ceremony of the transmission of the ship called Tushil was held on December 9, 2024 in Kaliningrad in the presence of the Minister of Defense of India Rajnatha Singe.
“The raising of the Indian flag on the Tushil ship is the next important stage in the Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation, which is fully consistent with the principles of the MAKE in India program. 20 Indian-made ship systems built in Russia are equipped with a supersonic missile system Brahmos “,” said Alexander Mikheev, General Director of Rosoboronexport.
In addition, today only on the naval theme of Rosoboronexport and India they implement about 10 joint projects and discuss several new ones, he said.
Tushil became 7 Frigate of Project 11356 in the Navy of India, which indicates the high efficiency and great trust in the Russian defense and industrial complex from the Indian fleet, the press service of the AO
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The first six ships of this project are currently intensively and successfully perform the tasks in various regions of the World Ocean and deservedly received highly appreciated sailors and command of the Indian fleet.
“Project 11356 frigates are multifunctional ships, which, with a relatively small displacement, have high combat capabilities to combat surface, ground, underwater and air targets. Thus, project 11356 fully fits into the modern trend of military shipbuilding,” the general noted the general Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Andrey Puchkov.
When implementing projects in the field of military-technical cooperation, Russia and India are as much as possible at technological partnership, which corresponds to the MAKE in India programs and “self-sufficient India,” the press release says.
“Rosoboronexport” has been successfully fulfilling licensed contracts in India for many years, for example, by Su-30MKI fighters, armored vehicles and ammunition.