Frigate in the "Amber"

In Kaliningrad built three patrol ship to India
At the Kaliningrad shipyard built frigate in the big Russian-Indian contract. This is the third military ship, which is built on the shipyard PSZ "Amber" for the Navy India.
In the solemn ceremony was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of India in Russia Prabhat Shukla, the Indian Navy and "Rosoboronexport", domestic construction and design organizations, regional authorities, Baltflotom commander Vice-Admiral Viktor Mardusin.
Actually, bookmark this frigate (in the Russian classification he called "patrol boat") can be regarded as conditional. During the ceremony, with the participation of all employees, customer representatives and visiting dignitaries CEO plant Igor Orlov memorable plate attached to the ship's hull construction already. Assembling the previous two frigates shells on the so-called Indian order is in full swing during the eleven months now. Descent to water "Indian" ship labeled "made in Kaliningrad" in stages is scheduled for the years 2010-2012.
Interest in cooperation with the Russian shipyard on the part of India is clear: domestic shipbuilders are building ships of very high quality. Recall the project in the history of Russian-Indian economic cooperation not the first - the country's maritime border guard has three combat patrol ship, built in the years 2000-2004 on the Baltic plant in St. Petersburg. Three frigates for the first contract of 1997 - "Tabar" (translated from the Indian - "Sekira"), "Trishul" ( "Trezubets") and "Talwar" ( "Sword"), according to the Indian guests, well-proven, and that the predetermined choice of customers in favour of Russian shipbuilders. Second Interstate contract worth 1.6 billion dollars for the construction of three frigates was signed on July 14, 2006 in New Delhi in the presence of the FSUE "Rosoboronexport", PSZ "Amber" and the concern medium and small shipbuilding.
According to Igor Orlov, to perform all work under contract with India within the schedule time frame factory has invested heavily in upgrading production, has acquired modern equipment. A friendly companies employ staff with full impact on the conscience.
Apart from the "Indian", to "Amber" performed by domestic defense orders. At Kaliningrad shipyards patrol boat construction project 11540 "Yaroslav the Wise", a large landing ship project 11711 "Ivan Gren" and a training vessel project 12441 "Borodino".

Vera Bashkanova