This 3600-tonne, 440-ft long indigenous ship can sustain speed in excess of 30 knots and has been built with capability for extended ‘blue-water’ naval operations. The ship with extensive long-range sensors and weapons can tackle enemy units operating in all three mediums namely sub-surface, surface and air. With two multi-mission helicopters, sixteen Uran tactical surface-to-surface missiles, ‘Sea-Eagle’ air-to-surface missiles, ‘Trishul’ surface-to-air missile system, 76 mm super-rapid gun mount, four 30 mm guns capable of firing 6000 rounds per minute and helo and ship launched torpedoes, Brahmaputra is a force to reckon with in any scenario of modern naval warfare. The ship also has modern electronic warfare capabilities and can also operate in an environment contaminated by nuclear, chemical or biological fall-out.

The ship, named after the famous river, is the second frigate to bear this name. The first Brahmaputra, commissioned on March 28, 1958 rendered yeoman service to the nation and was decommissioned on June 30, 1986.