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INS Tarkash
INS ''Tarkash'' (F50) () is the second constructed for the Indian Navy. She is part of the second batch of ''Talwar''-class frigates ordered by the Indian Navy. She was built at the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia. She was commissioned to Navy service on 9 November 2012 at Kaliningrad and joined the Western Naval Command on 27 December 2012. Design ''Tarkash'' belongs to the second flight (INS Teg, F45, F50, INS Trikand, F51) of ''Talwar'' class of guided missile frigates. These are modified Krivak-class frigate, Krivak III-class frigates built by Russia. These ships use stealth technologies and a special hull design to ensure a reduced radar cross section. Much of the equipment on the ship is Russian-made, but a significant number of systems of Indian origin have also been incorporated. The main difference between ''Tarkash'' and the earlier flight of ''Talwar''-class ships (INS Talwar (F40), F40, INS Trishul (F43), F43, INS Tabar, F44) is the use of BrahMos missiles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The O2
The O2 (formerly known as the Millennium Dome) is a large entertainment district on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, including an indoor arena, a music club, a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, Town square, piazzas, bars, restaurants, and a guided tour to the top of the O2. It was built largely within the former Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped canopy built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; consequently ''The Dome'' remains a name in common usage for the venue. It is sometimes referred to as The O2 Arena, but that name properly refers to the indoor arena within The O2. Naming rights to the district were purchased by the mobile telephone provider O2 (United Kingdom), O2 from its developers, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), during the development of the district. AEG owns the long-term lease on the O2 Arena and surrounding leisure space. From the closure of the original Millennium Experience exhibition occupyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
