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INS Trishul Port Call at Alexandria, Egypt
INS Trishul of the Indian Navy makes a port call at Alexandria, Egypt. The update highlights INS Trishul’s platform class, induction timeline, and key operational features.
INS Trishul:
| Dimension | Key Details |
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| Type and class | INS Trishul is a front-line Talwar-class guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy. |
| Induction | INS Trishul joins the arsenal of the Indian Navy in 2003. |
| Operational capability | INS Trishul is equipped for multi-dimensional maritime operations. |
| Physical features | INS Trishul is a 125-metre-long vessel fitted with state of the art equipment and incorporates stealth features. |
| Capacity | INS Trishul has a carrying capacity of 3,700-tonne. |
| Speed and endurance | INS Trishul has a top speed in excess of 30 knots and an endurance of 30 days at sea. |
| Launcher incorporation | INS Trishul becomes the second Indian warship to incorporate an eight cell KBSM 3S-14NE Vertical Launcher. |
| Missile upload | INS Trishul is the first to upload the new Indian/Russian designed missile, the supersonic BrahMos PJ-10 AShCM (anti-sub/ship/surface cruise missile). |
| Talwar-class build and origin | Talwar-class frigates are built in Russia under an Indo-Russian joint production, and these missile frigates are modified Krivak III class frigates from Russia. |
| Talwar-class performance | Talwar class has a displacement capacity of 4,000 tons and a speed of 30 knots. |
| Talwar-class primary missions | Talwar class is capable of accomplishing a wide variety of naval missions, primarily, finding and eliminating enemy submarines and large surface ships. |