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October 6, 2025 12:36 PM

Indian Navy set to commission second anti-submarine warfare ship Androth

The Indian Navy will commission INS Androth, its second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Monday. The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, Androth features over 80% indigenous content, highlighting India’s growing self-reliance in naval shipbuilding and defence ...

June 19, 2025 3:03 PM

SAIL supplies entire special steel requirement for Indian Navy’s INS Arnala

In a significant boost to India's defence self-reliance efforts, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has supplied the complete requirement of special steel for the Indian Navy’s first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), INS Arnala. The vessel was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Wednesday. The steel supplied by SAIL has been used entirely in the construction of INS Arnala, reflecting a major stride in the country’s journey towards in...

June 18, 2025 3:44 PM

INS Arnala, India’s first indigenous anti-submarine shallow water craft, commissioned into Navy

In a major boost to India's coastal defence capabilities, the Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned INS Arnala, the country’s first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan presided over the commissioning ceremony. “INS Arnala – the pioneering Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft – proudly joins the Indian Navy today, 18 June 2025, at the Naval Dockyard,...