TNPSC Thervupettagam

Indian Navy Commissions Water Jet Fast Attack Craft

September 27 , 2017 2619 days 1084 0
  • INS Tarasa, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Mazagon Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
  • INS Tarasa is the fourth and last of the follow-on Water Jet FAC's built
  • The first three ships of the class were,
    • INS Tarmugli
    • INS Tihayu
    • INS Tillanchang
  • These ships are an upgrade of the Car Nicobar class Fast Attack Crafts with the Indian Navy.
  • INS Tarasa has been named after the picturesque island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in Bay of Bengal.
  • It will be used for missions like coastal and off-shore surveillance, EEZ Patrol, law enforcement. It will also conduct non-military missions such as Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.

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