Pakistan reportedly has round eight submarines whereas India has 19. There was a silent rigidity within the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea with the 2 navies flexing their muscle tissue now and again. Notably, after Operation Sindoor, India has been ramping up its naval fleet to sort out the twin problem of China and Pakistan. Given the submarine threats, India has now inducted two ASW-SWC warships into the Indian Navy. Within the coming time, the Navy will get six extra ASW-SWC warships.
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Androth, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), on 06 Oct 2025. “INS Androth is a shining image of a maritime ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ with over 80% indigenous content material. INS Androth underscores the Indian Navy’s sustained efforts in continuously enhancing indigenous content material by means of homegrown options and modern applied sciences,” stated the navy.
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INS Androth Options
At 77m in size and displacing about 1500 tonnes, INS Androth is specifically designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal and shallow waters. The vessel, a state-of-the-art submarine hunter, is fitted with superior weapons, sensors, and communication programs, enabling it to detect, observe and neutralise sub-surface threats with precision. It will probably maintain extended operations in shallow waters and is supplied with technologically superior equipment and management programs.
Powered by three waterjet propulsion programs pushed by marine diesel engines, INS Androth is extraordinarily agile and manoeuvrable. Its capabilities prolong to Maritime Surveillance, Search and Rescue, coastal defence missions, and Low Depth Maritime Operations (LIMO), making it a flexible platform for littoral operations.
Countering Threats
The commissioning of INS Androth provides a major punch to the Navy’s ASW capabilities, significantly in countering threats posed by adversaries within the littorals. The ship’s induction underscores the Navy’s continued emphasis on indigenisation, innovation, and functionality enhancement, whereas reaffirming the very important contribution of GRSE in strengthening India’s maritime safety structure. The ship has been named after Androth, the northernmost island of the Lakshadweep group, identified for its historic and strategic significance in India’s maritime area.
The #IndianNavy is ready to fee #Androth, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at a ceremonial occasion scheduled to be held on #06Oct 2025 on the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
The ceremony shall be presided over by VAdm Rajesh Pendharkar, #FoCinC,… pic.twitter.com/iAjFL74VAi
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) October 5, 2025
INS Arnala
‘Arnala’, the primary of the eight ASW SWCs was delivered to the Indian Navy on 08 Might 25. Arnala is called after the historic fort ‘Arnala’ situated off Vasai, Maharashtra, a mirrored image of India’s wealthy maritime heritage. The 77 m lengthy warship, is the biggest Indian Naval warship propelled by a Diesel Engine-Waterjet mixture.
The ship has been designed for underwater surveillance, search & rescue operations and Low Depth Maritime Operations (LIMO). The ship is able to endeavor ASW operations in coastal waters, together with superior mine-laying capabilities. The induction of ASW SWC ships would considerably increase the shallow water Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities of the Indian Navy. Arnala’s supply is yet one more milestone within the Indian Navy’s quest for indigenous shipbuilding and upholding the Authorities’s imaginative and prescient of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ with over 80% indigenous content material.