Modified Krivak III Class

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Last Updated: 27 November 2007

MODIFIED KRIVAK III CLASS

Project Update: The second vessel was laid down at the Jantar SY in Kaliningrad on 27 November 2007.

Vessel Type: Guided Missile Frigate, Modified Type 1135.6

Future Commissions: F45; Laid Down - 27 July 2007, Launched - 2009, Commissioned - 2012.
............................F46; Laid Down - 27 November 2007, Launched - 2010, Commissioned - 2013.
............................F47; Laid Down - 2008, Launched - 2010, Commissioned - 2013.

Weapons: In the main strike role, the supersonic Brahmos (PJ-10) ASCM is expected to be fitted in an eight-cell configuration.

Comments: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the purchase of three Krivak III Class frigates, on 06 July 2006, at a cost of a cost of Rs 5,114 crores (USD $1.1 billion). Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, stated after the CCS meeting, that the first vessel would be delivered five years after the signing of the contract and the following two ships would be delivered within 12 months (in six-month intervals) after the delivery of the first boat. The Defence Minister also stated that the CCS approved an additional Rs 400 crore (USD $87 million) for unspecified equipment. Naval sources indicate that these funds are earmarked for arming these frigates with the supersonic BrahMos (PJ-10) ASCM. The Kaliningrad-based Yantar Bureau will build these vessels for the Indian Navy. The first vessel was laid down at the Pribaltiyskaya SY in Kaliningrad on 27 July 2007.