India to buy 3 more stealth frigates soon

In a major defence deal, the Navy is all set to order three more Talwar-class “stealth” frigates from Russia. To be inducted within five years, these multi-role guided-missile warships will cost well over Rs 1,000-crore each. That’s not all. Faced with rapidly depleting force-levels, the Navy now has as many as 33 warships “under production or order”, mainly in public sector shipyards, to retain its war-waging capabilities. Moreover, the Navy has also got government approval “in principle” for 30 more warships after these 33.