INS Tir (A86) (Hindi: Arrow) is the first dedicated cadets training ship to be built by Mazagon Dock Limited and commissioned as such by the Indian Navy.

[2] Sensors on board Tir include Decca Radar and a SATNAV (Satellite Navigation) system.

[3] INS Tir is named after HMIS Tir, a River-class frigate of the Royal Indian Navy, earlier transferred from the Royal Navy where she served in World War II as HMS Bann (K256).

She was alerted by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai about Somali pirate activity in the area to her west.

[10] On 12 October 2024, INS Tir along with ICGS Veera reached Port of Manama, Bahrain.