BPS-500 missile boat vs Talwar-class frigate

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Talwar-class frigateLength

124.8 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Talwar-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+101%
Beam+38%
Draught+68%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 34 rows sourced on both sides

62m

125m

Length+101%

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

124.8 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and Talwar-class frigate configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Talwar-class frigate
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	COGAG configuration Zorya-Mashproekt M7N.1E propulsion plant 2 × DS-71 cruise gas turbines 9,850 shp (7,350 kW) 2 × DT-59 boost gas turbines 22,185 shp (16,543 kW)^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	Talwar class^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	Indian Navy^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]

In commission	2001–present^[source]	—

Planned	4^[source]	10^[source]

On order	3^[source]	—

Building	3^[source]	2^[source]

Completed	1^[source]	8^[source]

Active	1^[source]	8^[source]

Laid up	2^[source]	—

Retired	0^[source]	—

Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	Guided missile frigate^[source]

Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	Combat Management System - Trebovaniye-M 1 × 3Ts-25E Garpun-B I-band surface search radar 1 × MR-212/201-1 I-band navigation radar 1 × Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 6000A radar 1 × Ladoga-ME-11356 intertial navigation and stabilisation 1 × Fregat M2EM E-band 3D circular scan radar 1 × Ratep JSC 5P-10E Puma fire-control system (for 100mm A-190E ) 1 × 3R14N-11356 fire-control system FCS (F40, F43, F45; for Klub ) 4 × MR-90 Orekh fire-control system (for Shtil-1 ) BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) (Batch 1 & 2) BEL HUMSA NG (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) (Batch 3 & 4)^[source]

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]	See Armaments^[source]