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Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Brahmaputra-Class guided missile Frigate [Indian Navy]

A collection of pictures of the Indian Navy's Brahmaputra-Class of guided missile Frigate - INS Betwa [F39] & INS Beas [F31]. INS Betwa, commissioned on July 7, 2004, marks a technological first in Indian warship design. Fitted on-board is an indigenous combat data system that can co-ordinate & control the frigate's myriad of weapon systems & radars having multi-national origin, along with indigenous systems, all through a single control station. This seamless integration & synchronisation between the varied systems was brought about with the help of the Equipment Modular for Command and Control Application [EMCCA] systems developed by Bharat Electronics Ltd. [B.E.L]. This system was first successfully validated on the Betwa & is now fitted on all frigates of its class.

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Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Betwa [F39] of the Indian Navy

Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Betwa [F39] of the Indian Navy

Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Betwa [F39] of the Indian Navy

Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Betwa [F39] of the Indian Navy

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A second batch of photographs of INS Beas, during its port call at the Russian city of St. Petersburg, prior to engaging in military exercises with the Russian Navy in 2009.

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Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Beas [F31] of the Indian Navy in Russia Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Beas [F31] of the Indian Navy in Russia
Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Beas [F31] of the Indian Navy in Russia Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Beas [F31] of the Indian Navy in Russia
Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Beas [F31] of the Indian Navy in Russia Brahmaputra Class Frigate INS Beas [F31] of the Indian Navy in Russia

The earlier batch of photographs: Brahmaputra Class Guided Missile Frigate, INS Beas of the Indian Navy in Russia [Photographs]

INS Betwa, in its earlier avatar with the Indian Navy, was a Leopard-class frigate of British design, one of three that it operated. The Betwa saw action during India's liberation of Goa from Portuguese imperial occupation as well as liberation of Bangladesh from present-day Pakistan.

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Leopard Class Frigate, INS Betwa [F139] of the Indian Navy

Godspeed

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