Logic Says India Buy Admiral Kornilov FFG from Russia, Sign Engine Deal with Ukraine & Order 1 More Talwar FFG from GSL (updated)
Admiral Kornilov FFG Logic says India must buy Admiral Kornilov FFG, it is an Admiral Grigorovich-class FFG, also referred to as Krivak V class frigate built by the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. 6 Krivak V or Admiral Grigorovich-class FFG were to be built for the Russian Navy at Yantar Shipyard to keep the shipyard busy from 2010 onwards so as to complement the Admiral Gorshkov class FFGs that were designed and construction started 2006 onward at Severnaya Verf shipyard. These 6 Krivak V FFGs were based on the 6 Talwar class FFGs that the Indian Navy ordered for itself and heavily customized as per its own requirements in the late 1990s. These ships were built in the Russian shipyards of Baltiysky Zavod and Yantar at 3 each from the early 2000s, and their engines were supplied by Ukraine. Impressed by the features of Talwar class FFGs that pack a lot of punch for their size, the Russian Navy decided to order the same FFGs in the same configuration and named them Admir...