What is INS Teg?

July 18, 2024

The Indian warship INS Teg has rescued nine sailors, including eight Indians and one Sri Lankan, who were on board the Comoros-flagged oil tanker, MT Falcon Prestige, that had capsized recently off the Oman coast.

About INS Teg:

INS Teg (F45) is the first of three guided missile frigates of the modified INS Talwar-class that India commissioned Russian shipyard Yantar to build under Project-17 A (the other two are INS Tarkash and INS Trikand).
INS Teg was commissioned into Navy service on 27 April 2012.
The Talwar-class guided missile frigates are modified Krivak III-class frigates built by Russia.
- These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross-section.
- Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated.
The main difference between Teg and the earlier Talwar-class ships is the use of BrahMos missiles in place of the Klub-N missiles.
Features of INS Teg:
- It is a 3,970-tonne frigate and is armed with eight 290-km BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles.
- It is 125-metre-long and can operate an anti-submarine or early-warning helicopter from its deck.
- It can reach a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
- It has an operating range of 4,500 nautical miles (8334 km).
- The stealth frigate, with its unique design, ensures a reduction in its radar cross-section, infrared, magnetic, and acoustic signatures, as well as radiated underwater noise, to heighten its stealth capabilities.