Indian Navy Inducts INS Arnala — Anti-Submarine Warship Named After Historic Maratha Fort
- The Indian Navy commissioned INS Arnala, its first indigenously designed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, on June 18, 2025, in Visakhapatnam.
- This commissioning follows the ship's delivery on May 8, 2025, and reflects the Navy’s effort to boost indigenous shipbuilding under the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative.
- INS Arnala, measuring 77 meters in length, is the largest Indian naval vessel powered by a diesel engine combined with waterjet propulsion, equipped to conduct underwater monitoring, rescue missions, and Low Intensity Maritime Operations.
- The induction of Arnala marks a key achievement in the Indian Navy’s ongoing efforts toward indigenous shipbuilding, featuring over 80 percent domestic content, the Navy conveyed on its platform X.
- The induction of INS Arnala signals a significant enhancement in the Navy’s coastal anti-submarine warfare capabilities and its transition from a buyer to a builder of warships.
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India’s first indigenous Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft INS Arnala commissioned in Vizag
INS Arnala, India’s first indigenous Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft, was commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Indian Navy, at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan.
Indian Navy inducts INS Arnala — Anti-submarine warship named after historic Maratha Fort
The Indian Navy inducted an anti-submarine shallow water craft warship, INS Arnala, into its current fleet on 18 June 2025. INS Arnala is a 77-metre-long anti-submarine shallow water craft warship with a total gross weight of more than 1,490 tonnes.
‘INS Arnala’: Indian Navy All Set to Commission Country’s First Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft in Visakhapatnam Dockyard (Watch Video) | 📰 LatestLY
The Indian Navy is all set to commission INS Arnala, the country's first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) in Visakhapatnam dockyard on Wednesday under the Eastern Naval Command. 📰 ‘INS Arnala’: Indian Navy All Set to Commission Country’s First Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft in Visakhapatnam Dockyard (Watch Video).
SAIL supplies entire requirement of special steel for Indian Navy’s INS Arnala
Named after the historic Arnala Fort off Vasai, Maharashtra, the warship reflects India's rich maritime heritage. The post SAIL supplies entire requirement of special steel for Indian Navy’s INS Arnala appeared first on News Riveting.
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
By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR: Maharatna company, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest steelmaking Public Sector Undertaking, has taken a step forward towards the country’s self-reliance in the defence sector and import substitution. 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 i…
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