"At present talks are ongoing to agree the technical shape of the warship and draft a corresponding contract. For the vessels built in Russia it is suggested to use the frigate hull of project 11356 which were built for the Black Sea fleet," he said.



In October 2016 Russia and India signed an intergovernmental agreement for the construction of two frigates of project 11356 for the Indian Navy in each of the two countries.



Initially it was planned to build for the Black Sea fleet a series of six frigates at the Yantar Shipyard on the Baltic Sea. The first batch of three has been already built. Two frigates are operational while the third one - the Admiral Makarov is undergoing government acceptance tests. In 2013 the fourth and the fifth warships of the series - the Admiral Butakov and the Admiral Istomin had their keels laid and are now under construction. The sixth frigate, the fate of which the FSVTS did not specify, has not been laid however its hull has been formed at the shipyard.



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