The Indian Navy today added teeth to its warship fleet by formally inducting a newly built frigate at the yanter ship yard in Russia. The warship christened INS Teg was commissioned by the Southern Naval Command in Chief Vice Admiral K N Sushil in a ceremony in Kaliningrad in Russia.

A release from Indian Navy said in New Delhi today that INS Teg is likely to reach Indian shores by the end of June this year. It said the newly inducted frigate is a modern and contemporary warship with advanced technology incorporated in every facet of design to make her stable, stealthy, fast and formidable. 

The Teg class of ships an advance version of the Talwar class guided missile frigates in service with the Indian Navy, have been built to meet the specific command and control needs of the Indian Navy for coordinated surface, air and underwater missions.