Indian Navy on Saturday received an anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft ‘Androth’ — the second in a series of eight such ships being built by the shipyard for the nation’s naval force. The delivery was made by the Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd.
The delivery of the ship comes just four months after the first warship of this series, Arnala, was delivered on May 8 and commissioned into the Navy on June 18. The induction of both ships has boosted India’s maritime security.
The name of the ship is kept after Androth island in the Lakshadweep archipelago. This is also the second warship of this class on which an indigenous 30 mm naval surface gun, manufactured by GRSE, has been fitted.
Equipped with the combat management systems, the ships hold the ability to conduct coordinated anti-submarine operations with aircraft and will be armed with lightweight torpedoes and ASW rockets, said the spokesperson. These ships are capable of full-scale subsurface surveillance of coastal waters as well as search and attack.
An order for 16 advanced anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts (ASWSWCs) has been placed by the Indian Navy. The eight to be built by GRSE and another Indian shipyard.
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