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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Nilgiri-class frigate (2019)larger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
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| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Nilgiri-class frigate (2019) |
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| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Nilgiri class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Indian Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2017 – 2026[source] |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2025 – present |
149 m (488 ft 10 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source6,670 t (6,560 long tons )[source]
2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source]
2 × HAL - General Electric LM2500 + ( each) 2 × MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (
Single sourceeach
Single source2 × HAL - General Electric LM2500 + (30,200 kW each) 2 × MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (6,000 kW each)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile frigate[source] |
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| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | Radar :- IAI - BEL EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar Indra - TASL Lanza-N L-band air surveillance radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)[source] |
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| Armament | 1 x AK-176 76 mm gun 1 x AK-630 30 mm CIWS 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship missiles 8 x Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles ( Ship 381 ) 8 x VCM-01 anti-ship missiles (from A2 onward) 1 x 9K38 Igla MANPADS[source] | Anti-air warfare :- 4 × 8-cell VLS , for 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 1 × 8-cell VLS , for 8 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 2 × triple-tube torpedo launchers for Torpedo Advanced Light Shyena 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (72 rockets) Guns :- 1 × BHEL - OTO Melara 76 mm Strales naval gun 2 × AK-630 M CIWS Multiple OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Shivalik class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Project 17B class[source] |
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| Cost | — | ₹ 4,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 47 billion or US$490 million in 2023) per frigate (Estimated) ₹ 45,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 530 billion or US$5.5 billion in 2023) (Total deal)[source] |
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| Depth | — | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | CODOG[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 2 × RHIB[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM / ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) Decoys :- 4 × Kavach decoy launchers 2 × NSTL Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Enclosed helicopter hangar capable of accommodating one multi-role helicopters.[source] |
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| Notes | — | First major class of Indian-designed warships to be built using integrated modular construction .[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] |
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