The 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class was launched on October 28 2021 at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia, the navy said. During the ceremony, the ship was formally named as Tushil by Datla Vidya Varma, the Navy said in a statement. “Tushil” is a Sanskrit word meaning Protector Shield, it said.
The ship has been developed under the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between India and Russia in 2016 for the construction of four additional P1135.6 class ships for the Indian Navy. Tushil will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in mid-2023 followed by its sister ship by the end of 2023. The Project 1135.6 class is also called Talwar class and the Talwar class frigates are built by Russia for the Indian Navy.