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Indian Navy Gets First Shallow Water Anti-Submarine Warships
VISAKHAPATNAM, JUN 18 – INS Arnala features over 80% indigenous content and advanced anti-submarine systems, marking a key step in India's self-reliance and coastal defence enhancement, officials said.
- On June 18, 2025, the Indian Navy inducted INS Arnala, the nation’s inaugural Anti-Submarine Warfare vessel specifically developed and manufactured domestically for operations in shallow coastal waters, at the Visakhapatnam dockyard under the Eastern Naval Command.
- INS Arnala’s commissioning follows its delivery on May 8, 2025, and results from a partnership between Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers and L&T Shipyard to enhance indigenous naval capabilities.
- The 77-metre, over 1,490-tonne warship is equipped for underwater surveillance, search and rescue, low intensity maritime operations, ASW in coastal waters, and advanced mine-laying, and is propelled by a diesel engine-waterjet system.
- The Indian Navy described the delivery of Arnala as a key achievement in its efforts to enhance domestic shipbuilding capabilities, aligning with the government's goal of self-reliance by incorporating more than 80 percent indigenous components.
- This commissioning marks a significant step in India’s transition from a buyer to a builder navy, boosting shallow water anti-submarine capabilities and reflecting the country's rich maritime heritage through the warship's name.
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On 18 June 2025 the Indian Navy commissioned the first of the class of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), INS Arnala, at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan presided over the commissioning ceremony. It is planned that sixteen of the 78 metre and 1,500 tonne ASW-SWCs will be […]
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