Navy set to get four new warships with deadly BrahMos missiles on board

March 07, 2017 08:27

Seeking to further strengthen the Indian Navy's capabilities, the defence ministry has cleared a proposal worth Rs 20,000 crore to buy four state-of-the-art warships equipped with the deadly BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles.

Two would be built in Russia and the other two in India, in a project crucial for the Navy which has been asking for additional warships to maintain its 'blue water' capabilities - the ability to carry out operations in high seas, far away from its waters.

GSL chief rear admiral Shekhar Mittal said they have already started working in this direction and are ready for construction of such big warships.

The vessels would be the follow-on warships of the Talwar class frigates, six of which are already in the Navy and are known as project 11356 in the Russian Navy.

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