Brahmaputra-class frigate

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INS Brahmaputra of the Brahmaputra class on Exercise Malabar
Class overview
Name	Brahmaputra class
Builders	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Godavari class
Succeeded by	Talwar class
Planned	3
Completed	3
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Guided-missile frigate
Displacement	Standard: 3,600 tonnes Full load: 3,850 tonnes
Length	126.4 m (415 ft)
Beam	14.5 m (48 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts
Speed	30+ knots
Range	4,500 nautical miles (8,330 km; 5,180 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	300
Sensors and processing systems	Radar BEL RAWS-03 air/surface search radar BEL/Signaal RAWL-02 (PLN 517) air search radar Decca Bridgemaster/BEL Rashmi PIN 524 navigation radar BEL Aparna Fire Control radar (Kh-35 SSM) Elta EL/M-2221 Search, Track & Guidance/Gunnery Radar (Barak SAM) Sonar BEL HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) Thales Sintra towed array sonar OE BEL Shikari opto-electronic trackers (guns)
Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ajanta Mk.2C Electronic Warfare system ELLORA Electronic Support Measures system BEL Radar Warning Receiver Suite Decoy 2 × chaff/flare launcher Super Barricade chaff launcher 2 × Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy
Armament	16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers) 24 × Barak SAM (3 × 8 cell VLS units) 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)
Aircraft carried	2 Sea King or HAL Chetak

The Brahmaputra-class frigates (Type 16A or Project 16A) are guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy, designed and built in India. They are an enhancement of the Godavari class, with a displacement of 3850 tons and a length of 126 metres (413 ft). Although of similar hull and dimension, internally, the Brahmaputra and Godavari classes have different configurations, armaments and capabilities. 3 ships of this class serve in the Indian Navy.

The class and the lead ship, INS Brahmaputra, are named after the River Brahmaputra. Subsequent ships of the class, INS Betwa and INS Beas are also named for Indian rivers.