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INS Trikand

Why in News?

  • INS Trikand is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman as part of Operation Sankalp

About

  • INS Trikand is a Talwar-class frigate of the Indian Navy

  • INS Trikand was built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia and was commissioned to Indian Navy service in 2013

  • INS Trikand is a state-of-the-art guided missile stealth frigate

  • These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross section