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*1 × MR-212/201-1 navigation radar<br />
*1 × Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 6000A radar<br />
*1 × Ladoga-ME-11356 intertial navigation and stabilisation<br />
*1 × Fregat M2EM 3D circular scan radar<br />
*1 × Ratep JSC 5P-10E Puma fire-control system<br />
*1 × 3R14N-11356 fire-control system FCS<br />
*4 × MR-90 Orekh<br />
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*4 × KT-216 decoy launchers<br />
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'''INS ''Tabar''''' (F44) (translates as "[[battle axe]]") is the third of the {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}} of the [[Indian Navy]]. The frigate was commissioned on 19 April 2004 in [[Kaliningrad]], [[Russia]] with [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] (later [[Vice admiral|Vice Admiral]]) [[Biswajit Dasgupta]]. The current Commanding Officer (CO) of ''INS Tabar'' is Captain Mahesh Mangipudi .<br />
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INS ''Tabar'' reached her home-port of [[Mumbai]] on 31 July 2004. Along with her sister ships {{INS|Talwar|F40|6}} ("sword" in Sanskrit) and {{INS|Trishul|F43|6}} ("trident" in Sanskrit), INS ''Tabar'' is assigned to Indian Navy’s [[Western Naval Command]], head-quartered in Mumbai. INS ''Tabar'' is a well-equipped warship that has the ability to handle air/surface/sub-surface missions or defending herself operating either independently on maritime missions or supporting a larger naval task force.<br />
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In recent times, the ship has visited various ports of the [[Persian Gulf]] on a goodwill mission and the visit was highly successful. The ship also participated in the International Fleet Review at [[Visakhapatnam]]. It recently visited [[Port Louis]] to participate in the Mauritius National Day celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/stealth-frigate-indian-naval-ship-tabar-in-mauritius-english-news-1.920588|title = Stealth frigate Indian Naval Ship Tabar in Mauritius|last = Correspondent|first = Our Defence|website = Mathrubhumi|access-date = 2016-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://netindian.in/news/2016/03/10/00037122/indian-naval-ship-tabar-visits-mauritius|title = Indian naval ship Tabar visits Mauritius {{!}} NetIndian|website = netindian.in|access-date = 2016-03-12}}</ref><br />
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==Design and performance==<br />
INS ''Tabar'''s 28 officers and 232 sailors living conditions are similar to those on the [[Royal Australian Navy]]'s {{sclass|Adelaide|frigate|1}}s. Fully loaded, INS ''Tabar'' has a displacement of 4,035 tons. The main engines of INS ''Tabar'' are the Zorya/Mashproekt M7N-1E [[gas turbine]] plant comprising two DS-71 cruise turbines (each rated up to 9,000&nbsp;hp) and two DT-59 boost turbines. These power-plants move INS ''Tabar'' to {{convert|30|kn}}. Her maximum range is {{convert|4850|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}, while at {{convert|30|kn}} the range lessens to {{convert|1600|nmi}}. One downside for INS ''Tabar'' and her sister ships is the amount of smoke her engines produce.<br />
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==Armament==<br />
[[File:INS Tabar firing Klub anti-ship cruise missile.jpg|thumb|INS Tabar firing the Klub missile.]]<br />
The [[Surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air weapons]] systems include one single-rail MS-196 launcher that can launch the long range [[Buk missile system|Shtil-1]] (NATO: SA-17) surface-to-air missile. Eight [[9K38 Igla|Igla-1E]] (NATO: SA-16) portable air defence missiles are on board for short-range threats. INS ''Tabar'' became the third Indian warship to incorporate an eight cell KBSM 3S-14NE Vertical Launcher and was the first to upload the new Indian/Russian designed missile, the supersonic [[BrahMos|BrahMos PJ-10 ASCM]] (anti-sub/ship/surface cruise missile). INS ''Tabar''{{'}}s VLS can launch the Indian designed [[3M-54 Klub|3M-54E Klub-N]] (NATO: SS-N-27) subsonic ASCM. INS ''Tabar'' has one {{convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} A-190 (E) Dual Purpose Gun mount for surface and air targets. Its rate of fire is 60 rounds a minute at a range of {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}}.<br />
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Two [[Kashtan]] Air Defence Gun/Missile mounts are INS ''Tabar''{{'}}s [[Close-In Weapons System]] (CIWS). The Kashtan CIWS has two [[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30|GSh-30k]] {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} Gatling guns per mount firing 5,000 rounds a minute, along with eight 9M-311 Grison missiles (NATO: SA-N-11) with a range of {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}}. There are 64 Grison reloads (32 each mount) with a package of four missile taking less than two minutes to load. Forward of INS ''Tabar''{{'}}s [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] and aft of the VLS is one 12-round [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine warfare rocket launch that can fire either Splav-90R rockets or RGB-60 [[depth charge]]s. Two pairs of fixed {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} DTA-53 torpedo tubes are located port and starboard midships. Both can launch either SET-65E anti-sub and 53-65KE anti-ship torpedoes.<br />
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==Sensors==<br />
Controlling this array of weapons is the Trebovaniye-M combat information and control system that can control all of INS ''Tabar''{{'}}s weapons as well as using situation analysis to generate combat missions. The combat system can transmit data and process information from up to 250 sources. With a range of nearly {{convert|300|km|abbr=on}}, the Fregat M2EM (NATO: Top Plate) 3D radar is INS ''Tabar''{{'}}s air/surface radar. The M2EM system features continuous scanned arrays along with providing targeting information for the Shtil-1 missile system. One 3Ts-25E Garpun-B radar unit is utilised for long-range surface search and target acquisition. INS ''Tabar'' is also equipped with two navigation radars. INS ''Tabar''{{'}}s fire control is the Ratep JSC 5P-10E Puma fire control system. The Puma uses phased array and target tracking radar along with laser and TV devices. The Puma can operate autonomously with the ability of automatically detecting, locking on, and tracking four targets at once.<br />
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INS ''Tabar''{{'}}s sonar is the BEL APSOH (Advanced Panoramic Sonar Hull) hull-mounted sonar. The APSOH sonar has active ranging, passive listening, and auto tracking of targets. For countermeasures INS ''Tabar'' includes {{convert|120|mm|in|abbr=on}} chaff and infra-red decoy rounds fired by four KT-216 launchers. This ship was originally equipped with the Russian TK-25E-5 electronic warfare suite and was later replaced by the [[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] manufactured Varuna ESM/Electronic warfare suite with its distinctive circular housing located above the Fregat radar.<br />
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==Air operations==<br />
For her deployment INS ''Tabar'' had a [[Ka-31|Ka-31 Helix-B AEW]] helicopter embarked from Indian Naval Air Squadron 339 ‘Falcons’ Squadron in Mumbai. With a flight crew of two, the Ka-31 has a speed of {{convert|143|kn|km/h}} and a maximum ceiling of 6,000 metres. Its range is a maximum of {{convert|540|nmi|km}} and can remain airborne for 4.5 hours. The Ka-31’s airborne early warning radar is the E-801M Oko (Eye), a {{convert|6|x|1|m|ft}} planar array located beneath the fuselage. The radar unfolds during flight and has the ability to detect up to 200 targets while simultaneously track up to 20 airborne or surface threats from a range of {{convert|115|km|abbr=on}} from an altitude of nearly {{convert|10000|ft|m|abbr=on}} Information gathered can be transmitted via an encoded data-link to a ship or shore command post. <br />
INS ''Tabar'' has also possibility to carry one [[Ka-28]] or one Indian-made [[HAL Dhruv]].<br />
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==Operations near the Horn of Africa==<br />
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Following the media attention to the {{ship|MT|Stolt Valor}} incident, and a host of other pirate attacks on Indian vessels, as well as the general lawlessness around the [[Horn of Africa]], the Indian government deployed INS ''Tabar'' to the area to conduct anti-piracy surveillance and patrol operations. She arrived to patrol the [[Gulf of Aden]] on 2 November 2008.<br />
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[[File:INS Tabar (F44).jpg|thumb|INS ''Tabar'' in action]]<br />
On 11 November 2008, INS ''Tabar'' was called into action to fight off a pirate attack on an Indian ship, the 38,265-tonne [[bulk carrier]] owned by the [[Mumbai]]-based [[Great Eastern Shipping Company]] ''Jag Arnav'', and a Saudi-registered vessel, MV ''Timaha''. Both ships had crossed the Suez Canal when they were attacked by pirates who surrounded the vessel in small boats.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Navy_saves_Jag_Arnav_from_Somalian_pirates/articleshow/3702258.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Navy saves Jag Arnav from Somalian pirates | date=12 November 2008}}</ref> An Indian navy spokesman said there were no casualties in the operation. "Both the ships had crossed the Suez Canal and were a short distance away from Aden when the Saudi vessel was attacked by these boats, each carrying up to five pirates each. Our frigate patrolling the area responded to a distress call by "MV Timaha" and sent an attack helicopter carrying commandos which opened fire while the pirates were making repeated attempts to board the Saudi ship. While all this was on, the Indian cargo ship was attacked within the next 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |author=(AFP) &ndash; Nov 11, 2008 |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7xQvhjCSwce8l3PoE1BRngKeu-w |title=AFP: Indian warship fights off pirates in Gulf of Aden |date=2008-11-11 |access-date=2011-02-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521035837/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7xQvhjCSwce8l3PoE1BRngKeu-w |archive-date=21 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> As ''Jag Arnav'' was about {{convert|25|nmi|km|abbr=on}} away it gave a [[SOS|distress call]]. A [[Aerospatiale Alouette III|Chetak]] helicopter, carrying a team of ''[[MARCOS]]'' (Indian Navy Marine Commandos) personnel, was sent to the location of MV ''Jag Arnav''. After the ensuing battle, the team successfully thwarted the hijack attempt. The incident took place {{convert|60|nmi|km|abbr=on}} from the coast of Somalia.<ref name=TOI>{{cite news | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Navy_foils_Indian_ship_hijack_off_Aden/articleshow/3699918.cms | title = Navy foils Indian ship's hijack attempt off Aden | work = [[Times of India]] | access-date = November 11, 2008 | first1=Rajat | last1=Pandit | date=11 November 2008}}</ref> <br />
From 2 to 19 November, Indian naval operations in the area, led by INS ''Tabar'', successfully escorted approximately 35 ships, including many non-Indian flagged vessels, safely during their transit through these pirate-infested waters.<ref name=Sify/><br />
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On 20 November, an anonymous Indian Navy official announced that ''Tabar'' will be replaced in the Gulf of Aden by the [[destroyer]] {{INS|Mysore|D60|6}}, which at 6,700 tonnes is a larger ship with a greater holding capacity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200811202331.htm |title=Larger Indian warship to fight pirates off Aden |publisher=hindu.com |access-date=2008-11-20 |location=Chennai, India |date=20 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527233041/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200811202331.htm |archive-date=27 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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===International reactions===<br />
The head of the [[International Maritime Bureau]]'s piracy reporting centre in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Noel Choong, said "If all warships do this, it will be a strong deterrent. But if it's just a rare case, then it won't work. It's about time that such a forceful action is taken. It's an action that everybody is waiting for. The [[United Nations]] and international community must decide how to solve this grave problem (of piracy). They must be more forceful in their action...[action should have been taken] years back or even last year when piracy was just starting&ndash;it's clearly getting worse and out of control."<ref name=BBC2>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7739171.stm |title=India praised for sinking pirates |publisher=BBC News Online| access-date=2008-11-20 | date=20 November 2008}}</ref><br />
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The [[United Nations]] [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] also welcomed a decision by India and other countries to cooperate with Somalia in the fight against [[2008 in piracy|piracy]] in its waters. In a report on Somalia submitted to the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]], Ban said "I welcome the decision of the governments of India and the Russian Federation to cooperate with the [[Transitional Federal Government]] of Somalia to fight piracy and armed robbery against ships."<ref name=TES>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Ban_Ki-moon_welcomes_Indias_decision/articleshow/3736430.cms |title=Ban Ki-moon welcomes India's decision |publisher=The Economic Times |access-date=2008-11-20 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref><br />
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===Attack and sinking of Ekawat Nava===<br />
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[[File:Anti piracy operations by INS Tabar, in the Gulf of Aden on November 18, 2008.jpg|thumb|Anti-piracy operations by INS ''Tabar'' in the Gulf of Aden on 18 November 2008]]Just over a week after the MV ''Jav Arnav'' incident, on 19 November 2008, the Indian Navy reported that INS ''Tabar'' had come under attack from pirates. The crew of INS ''Tabar'' requested that the pirate vessel stop to allow a search, but the pirates responded with a threat to sink ''Tabar'' if it came any closer. The pirates then opened fire on ''Tabar'' before the Indian navy responded by returning fire. After the retaliatory strike, it was reported that a large explosion occurred on the pirate vessel, rumoured to have been caused by the [[pirate]]s' weapons [[treasure trove|cache]]. The attack continued for about three to four more hours, and resulted in the sinking of the pirate's "mother-ship". INS ''Tabar'' also forced the abandonment of another pirate vessel, while several pirates managed to escape via a speedboat under the cover of darkness.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7736885.stm |title=India 'sinks Somali pirate ship' |publisher=BBC News Online| access-date=2008-11-19 | date=19 November 2008}}</ref> Recalling the incident to media persons, an Indian naval spokesman, [[Commander]] Nirad Sinha, said that "INS ''Tabar'' encountered a pirate vessel south west of Oman with two speedboats in tow. This vessel was similar in description to the 'mother vessel' mentioned in various piracy bulletins. INS ''Tabar'' closed in on the vessel and asked her to stop for investigation. Pirates were seen roaming on the upper deck of the vessel with guns and rocket propelled grenade launchers. The vessel continued threatening calls and subsequently fired upon INS ''Tabar''."<ref name=Sify>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14801616 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216151622/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14801616 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-16 |title=Indian Navy frigate sinks Somali pirate ship |publisher=sify.com |access-date=2008-11-20}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/world/africa/20pirate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss |title=Indian Navy Says It Sank Pirate Ship |work=New York Times |access-date=2008-11-20 | first1=Hari | last1=Kumar | first2=Alan | last2=Cowell | date=20 November 2008}}</ref><ref name=Times>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5186821.ece |title=Indian Navy sinks pirate mothership during bold stand-off in Gulf of Aden |publisher=Times Online |access-date=2008-11-20 | location=London | first=Rhys | last=Blakely | date=19 November 2008}}</ref><br />
Reports later surfaced that the sunken "mother-ship" was originally a Thai fishing [[Naval trawler|trawler]], {{ship|FV|Ekawat Nava 5}}, captured by the pirates which still had the Thai crew captive on board. One sailor was reportedly still alive, another confirmed dead, and 14 sailors remained missing.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/thai.trawler.india.navy/index.html | work=CNN | title=Sunken 'pirate ship' was actually Thai trawler, owner says - CNN.com | access-date=5 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1209478 |title=Doubt raised over Tabar's Gulf action - India - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2008-11-26 |access-date=2011-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Did sunken pirate ship belong to Thailand? |url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080074077 |title=Did sunken pirate ship belong to Thailand? |publisher=NDTV.com |date=2008-11-25 |access-date=2011-02-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220140216/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080074077 |archive-date=20 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The surviving member of the trawler's crew was picked up by a passing ship after six days adrift on the ocean and was taken to Yemen where he informed the owner of the trawler of the events. The survivor said all the crew were tied up under the deck, except the captain and translator.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7749486.stm |title=India navy defends piracy sinking |publisher=BBC News Online| access-date=2008-11-26 | date=26 November 2008}}</ref><br />
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==June to September 2021 Exercise==<br />
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Combined Maritime Bilateral Exercises like [[Varuna (naval exercise)|Exercise Varuna]] with [[French Navy]] and [[INDRA (naval exercise)|Exercise INDRA]] with [[Russian Federation Navy]] will be conducted along with Passage Exercises (PASSEX) across the [[Gulf of Aden]], [[Red Sea]], [[Suez Canal]], [[Mediterranean Sea]], [[North Sea]] and [[Baltic Sea]] while making port calls at [[Djibouti]], [[Egypt]], [[Italy]], [[France]], [[UK]], [[Russia]], [[Netherlands]], [[Morocco]], and [[Arctic Council]] countries like [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-tabar-deployed-participate-joint-exercises-friendly-navies-africa-and-europe|title=INS Tabar Deployed to Participate in Joint Exercises with Friendly Navies in Africa and Europe|website=Indian Navy|location=New Delhi|date=28 June 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><br /> <br />
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INS Tabar on 27 June 2021 arrived in [[Egypt]], in [[Alexandria]]. [[Captain]] Mahesh paid tributes at unknown soldiers memorial and participated in a two day exercise with the [[Egyptian Navy]] Ship Toushka commenced by helo deck landing ops and underway replenishment drills.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INS Tabar arrives at Alexandria in Egypt for two days visit|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/ins-tabar-arrives-at-alexandria-in-egypt-for-two-days-visit20210629173542/|publisher=ANI|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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The ''INS Tabar'' participated in the maritime exercises with Italian frigate ITS Antonio Marceglia (F 597) on 4-5 July 2021 in the Tyrrhenian Sea. This exercise was covered by air defence, replenishment at sea, communication drills and cross deck helicopter operations during the day and night.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/ins-tabar-concludes-two-day-naval-exercise-in-naples-with-the-italian-navy/article35198981.ece|title=INS Tabar concludes two-day naval exercise in Naples with the Italian Navy|website=Frontline|date=7 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-naval-ship-tabar-conducts-military-exercise-with-italian-navy/amp-11625650983600.html#aoh=16268559837420&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s|title=Indian naval ship Tabar conducts military exercise with Italian Navy|website=Mint|date= 7 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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On 15-16 July 2021, ''INS Tabar'' undertook maritime exercises with [[French Navy|French navy]]'s FNS Aquitaine in Bay of Biscay. Other than FNS Aquitaine,four [[Rafale]] and one [[NHIndustries NH90|NH90]] helicopter also participated in the exercise.<br /><br />
This exercise includes the wide range of operations like anti - submarine, surface manoeuvers, underway replenishment, firing on target, visit board search & seizure (VBSS), Steam Past, Air Defence, Air Picture Compilation, Vertical Replenishment and crossdeck operations were exercised by the ships.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-tabar-completes-maritime-partnership-exercise-french-navy|website=Indian Navy|title=INS Tabar Completes Maritime Partnership Exercise with French Navy|date=19 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|location=New Delhi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/ins-tabar-completes-maritime-partnership-exercise-with-french-navy/india-france/slideshow/84609479.cms|title=INS Tabar completes maritime partnership exercise with French Navy|website=Economic Times|date=21 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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''INS Tabar'' participated in Russian Navy Day parade from 22-27 July in St Petersburg. D B Venkatesh Varma, Indian ambassador to Russia visited the ship on 23rd July and later on Vice-Admiral Sergei Yeliseyev visited the ship and was given ''Guard of honour'' by the ship's crew. The commanding officer presented the ship's crest at the end of the Vice-Admiral Sergei Yeliseyev's visit.<br />
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On 24th July, the commanding officer visited to Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery to pay homage. On on 25th July, the has participated in fleet review along with the 50 ship.<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ins-tabar-participates-in-russias-navy-day-celebrations20210726223803 | title =INS Tabar participates in Russia's Navy Day celebrations | website =ANI India | date =26 July 2021 | access-date =5 August 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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On the last day of her visit, she was involved in Exercise Indra along with the two ships of Russian Navy on 28-29 July in Baltic Sea. The Exercise aims to achieve better military relations, interoperability and long-range sustenance. <ref>{{cite news | url =https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1740558 | title =INS TABAR PARTICIPATES IN EXERCISE 'INDRA NAVY – 21' | date = 30 July 2021 | website = PIB India | access-date =5 August 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-warship-ins-tabar-at-st-petersburg-to-participate-in-russia-navy-day-event-2493321?amp=1&akamai-rum=off | title =Indian Navy warship INS Tabar at St Petersburg to participate in Russian Navy day event | website = NDTV | date =25 July 2021 | access-date =5 August 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-naval-ship-tabar-arrives-at-st-petersburg-to-take-part-in-russia-s-navy-day-celebration/amp-11627047348396.html | title =Indian Naval ship Tabar arrives at St Petersburg to take part in Russian Navy Day celebrations | website = The Mint | date =23 July 2021 | access-date =5 August 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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The ship visited Sweden on 30 July. The Indian Ambassador visited the ship on 31 July.<ref>{{cite news | url =https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1741232 |title =INS Tabar at Port Stockholm, Sweden<br />
| date =1 August 2021 |website= PIB India|location = [[New Delhi]] |access-date =6 August 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url =https://newsonair.com/2021/08/01/ins-tabar-as-part-of-the-ongoing-overseas-deployment-enters-port-stockholm-on-july-30/ | title =INS Tabar, as part of the ongoing Overseas Deployment, enters Port Stockholm | date =30 July 2021 | website =AIR News | access-date =6 August 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url =https://thedailyguardian.com/ins-tabar-enters-port-stockholm/ | title =INS Tabar enters port Stockholm | website =The Daily Guardian | first =Ashish |last =Singh | date =5 August 2021 |access-date =6 August 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{sclass|Talwar|frigate}} - Indian Navy frigate built by Russia.<br />
* {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer}} - Indian Navy future destroyer<br />
* {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate (2019)|1}} - Indian Navy future frigate<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081207234205/http://album.frontierindia.net/main.php?g2_itemId=777 Pictures of INS ''Tabar'' and the MARCOS in action in the waters off Somalia.]<br />
*[http://a.prabhasakshi.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ArticleId=081121-123553-450010 Article recounting ''Tabar''{{'}}s action] written by [[Prabhasakshi]] Editor Balendu Sharma Dadhich<br />
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