The keel of the second frigate of the additional Krivak class stealth ships was laid by the Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral, G. Ashok Kumar, on June 18, 2021.
- The ships are being built with technology transfer from Russia by Goa Shipyard Ltd.
- The keel for the first ship was laid on January 29, 2021. It would be delivered in 2026 and the second ship after six months.
- In October 2016, India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for four Krivak or Talwar stealth frigates — two to be procured directly from Russia and two to be built by the GSL.
- Following that, India signed a $1-billion deal with Russia for the direct purchase.
- India had earlier procured six Krivak class frigates weighing around 4,000 tonnes in two different batches, the Talwar class and the upgraded Teg class.
- The four ships to be built will weigh 300 tonnes more than the earlier ones and will be armed with BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles.
