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Indian Navy’s mission-deployed warship INS Teg, assisting in a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation after the Comoros-flagged oil tanker MV Prestige Falcon capsized off the Oman coast, rescued nine crew members — eight Indians and one Sri Lankan
INS Teg
INS Teg (F45) is the fourth Talwar-class frigate constructed for the Indian Navy.
She was built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, and was commissioned to Navy service on 27 April 2012
INS Teg’s weapons suite includes surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile systems, 100 mm medium range gun, close-in weapon system, torpedo tubes and anti-submarine rockets.
The BrahMos surface-to-surface missile system is capable of engaging targets at extended ranges at supersonic speed.
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