Reports noted that Russia has reiterated its commitment to supply three Project 11356 Krivak-IV class guided missile frigates to the Indian Navy by 2012. The contract for the new frigates, worth $1.6 billion, was signed in July 2006. The ships will be armed with eight BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile system, unlike the earlier frigates armed with Club-N/3M54TE missile system. The new frigates are also capable of covering bigger areas, hunting down and destroying large surface ships and submarines and can cover 30 knots with 4,000 metric tones of deadweight1.

• 1. “India to Receive Three Russian Krivak IV Class Frigates by 2012,” June 29, 2009, at http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4473