By Franz-Stefan Gady
India too Russian Federation signed a contract for the procurement of 2 Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356) guided-missile frigates destined for service inwards the Indian Navy before this month, according to Indian media reports. “Sources told [The Economic Times] that spell terminal clearances for the long-pending projection came before the summit before this calendar month betwixt President Vladimir Putin too Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the bargain was signed in conclusion calendar week subsequently cost negotiations,” The Economic Times reported on Oct 29.
A follow-on contract for the structure of 2 additional Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates is expected to last signed inwards the almost future. Notably, neither Republic of Republic of India nor Russian Federation officially confirmed the signing of whatever agreement.
The 2 Admiral Grigorovich frigates destined for the Indian Navy volition last constructed at Russia’s Yantar Shipyard on the Baltic coast. Should New Delhi too Moscow conclude a follow-up order, the remaining 2 ships of the shape volition probable last assembled at India’s state-owned Goa shipyard.
The 3,620-ton Admiral Grigorovich-class is an upgraded variant of the 6 Talwar-class frigates that Russian Federation built for the Indian Navy betwixt 2003 too 2013. The warships are capable of reaching operate yesteryear speeds of xxx knots, convey an endurance of unopen to xxx days, too deployed for a broad gain of operations including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, too anti-air warfare missions.
The warships tin toilet last tin toilet last armed amongst the BrahMos cruise missile system fired from an eight-cell 3S-14E under-deck launcher, side yesteryear side to a gain of other weapons systems. The frigate shape likewise features a flying deck to bear a helicopter for anti-submarine warfare missions.
India too Russian Federation signed an inter-governmental understanding for 3 Admiral Grigorovich-class guided-missile frigates inwards 2016. The 3 frigates were set downwardly inwards Kaliningrad inwards 2013 too originally destined for the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.
However, structure of the 3 ships had to last halted equally a final result of Ukraine’s determination to ban state of war machine exports to Russian Federation inwards 2014. As I explained:
The ships of the Admiral Grigorovich-class are powered yesteryear M90FR gas turbines designed too built yesteryear Zorya-Mashproekt inwards Ukraine, Russia’s principal surface ship-builder since Soviet days.
Russia acquired 3 M90FR gas turbines before the export ban came into effect, which convey been installed on the starting fourth dimension 3 Admiral Grigorovich-class ships to last commissioned yesteryear the goal of the year. The Russian defence forcefulness manufacture is inwards the procedure of designing an indigenous replacement for the Ukraine-made turbine engine.
Moscow awarded a contract to NPO Saturn, a Russian aircraft engine manufacturer. (…) analysts believe that a novel propulsion organization volition non last ready for the navy before 2019-2020.
India volition likewise probable buy the turbine engines guide from Ukraine. As I noted before this year, it appears that the 3 hulls currently nether structure inwards Kaliningrad volition non last used for the futurity Indian Navy frigates too are yet destined for service inwards the Russian Navy.
News of the frigate bargain comes at a fourth dimension of increased scrutiny of India-Russia defence forcefulness ties yesteryear the the States over India’s buy of Russian-made S-400 air defence forcefulness systems. Washington has threatened to impose economical sanctions on countries engaging inwards “significant transactions” (defined equally higher upwards $15 million) amongst the Russian defence forcefulness manufacture nether States legislation known equally the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
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