About INS Trishul:
- It is the second frigate of the Talwar class of the Indian Navy.
- It is the guided missile frigate, that joined the arsenal of the Indian Navy in 2003.
Key facts about the Talwar class of frigates:
- These have been built in Russia under an Indo-Russian joint production.
- These missile frigates are modified Krivak III class frigates from Russia.
- It has a displacement capacity of 4,000 tons and a speed of 30 knots and is capable of accomplishing a wide variety of naval missions, primarily, finding and eliminating enemy submarines and large surface ships.
- Due to the use of stealth technologies and a special hull design, the resulting frigate features reduced radar cross section (RCS) as well as electromagnetic, acoustic and infrared signatures.
