Indian shipbuilding and repair company Cochin Shipyard delivered 'Mahe', the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs) that were indigenously designed and built by the company, to the Indian Navy on Thursday.
The sixth vessel (Named as INS Magdala) in the series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWC) was launched on Saturday at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, Ministry of Defence said in a press release.
Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt arrived in Fiji on Monday for a three-day goodwill visit. The visit by the anti-submarine warfare corvette also saw discussions between India and Fiji on maritime security, capacity development, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief.
Indian Naval Ship INS Kadmatt, an indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvette, successfully completed a three-day port call at Surabaya, Indonesia, strengthening the bond of friendship, trust, and interoperability between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL).
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd launched the 8th and last ship in a series of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs), it is building for the Navy, on Monday.
"SAIL supplied the entire requirement of special steel for India's first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), 'INS Arnala', which was commissioned into the Indian Navy on June 18, 2025," the ministry's statement read.
In a major boost to India's coastal defence capabilities, the Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned INS Arnala--India's first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC)--at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, with Chief of Defence Staff General Anil
The ship's motto, "arnnve shaurym" (Arnave Shauryam), meaning "Valour in the Ocean," embodies the crew's unwavering courage and strength in the face of challenges at sea. This motto serves as a constant inspiration for the crew to remain steadfast and fearless.
Adani Defence & Aerospace has signed a binding collaboration agreement with Sparton (DeLeon Springs LLC), a group company of Elbit Systems and a leading provider of advanced Anti-submarine warfare systems.
The warship has been designed and constructed as per the Classification Rules of Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of GRSE with M/s L&T Shipyard, thus demonstrating the success of collaborative defence manufacturing.