Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Teg's port call to Seychelles saw interactions across several fronts. The highlights of the port call, were shared by the Spokesperson of the Indian Navy on Wednesday.
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Tamal, an advanced stealth frigate, on July 1 at Russia's Yantar Shipyard. With 26% indigenous components, including BrahMos missiles, the ship strengthens India's maritime defence and Indo-Russian strategic ties.
Yard 12652 (Udaygiri), the second ship of Project 17A stealth frigate, being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), was delivered to the Indian Navy on Tuesday, Defence Ministry said in a release.
The Indian Navy is all set to commission its latest stealth frigate, INS Tamal, in Russia on Tuesday. This would be its last warship to have been built outside the country.
In a swift and decisive operation, the Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Tabar responded to a distress call from the Panamanian-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 in the Gulf of Oman on June 29.
Speaking at the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2025, held at Nausena Bhawan, Admiral Tripathi emphasised the vital role of naval personnel and their unwavering dedication to duty, stating that the Indian Navy's true power rests not in its advanced technology but in the spirit, skill, and commitm
As part of its ongoing operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region, INS Teg, a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, has entered Port Victoria, Seychelles, for a port call scheduled from June 26 to June 30.
"SAIL supplied the entire requirement of special steel for India's first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), 'INS Arnala', which was commissioned into the Indian Navy on June 18, 2025," the ministry's statement read.
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi on Thursday attended the 12th Key Leader Engagement hosted virtually by US Navy's Pacific fleet Admiral Stephen T. Koehler, the Indian Navy said in an official statement.