♦ The Indian Navy commissioned its latest stealth frigate, INS Tamal (F 71), at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia on 1 July 2025.

♦ INS Tamal is the eighth multi-role stealth frigate under Project 1135.6 and the second vessel in the follow-on Tushil class of ships. 

♦ The first of the class, INS Tushil, was inducted into the Navy in December 2024.

♦ All seven earlier ships are part of the Western Fleet, the primary combat arm of the Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command.

♦ INS Tamal will be commanded by Captain Sridhar Tata, a specialist in gunnery and missile warfare.

♦ Although built in Russia, the frigate includes 26% indigenous systems, such as the BrahMos long-range supersonic cruise missile and the Humsa-NG sonar system.

♦ The construction of the next two ships of the class in India is expected to further expand joint technological capabilities.

♦ Launched in February 2022, INS Tamal completed extensive sea trials between November 2024 and June 2025, successfully testing her advanced weaponry, including the Shtil-1 surface-to-air missile system, artillery guns, and torpedoes.