India's ‘INS Arnala' scares Pakistan! 1490 tons, 77-meter-long, largest Indian naval warship built by…, cost Rs…
The Indian Navy has inducted the anti-submarine warfare vessel INS Arnala, it is made for surveillance and rescue operations in shallow waters. It is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The 77-meter-long warship is crafted with over 80% indigenous materials. It is named after the historic Arnala Fort in Maharashtra. India's Maritime Power
The induction of INS Arnala has lifted India's naval capabilities. It is the first ship in the series of shallow-water anti-submarine warfare vessels. Arnala is designed for underwater surveillance, search-and-rescue missions, and low-intensity maritime operations. It weighs over 1,490 tons, is the largest Indian naval warship with a diesel engine-waterjet combination.
It is built by GRSE in collaboration with L&T Shipbuilders. Its components were supplied by different Indian defense companies and over 55 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) like Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), L&T, Mahindra Defense, and MEIL. GRSE Major Project
GRSE, in partnership with another shipbuilding company, is constructing eight ships each under this project. INS Arnala is part of a program to build 16 anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft (ASW-SWC) at a total cost of Rs 12,622 crore and the cost of each vessel is Rs 789 crore.
The ship's name is given to the historic Arnala Fort, located in Vasai, Maharashtra. Built in 1737 under the leadership of Chimaji Appa of the Maratha Empire, the fort was constructed to monitor the mouth of the Vaitarna River and also to be a safeguard near the northern Konkan coast. What Is GRSE?
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), based in Kolkata, is a shipbuilding company in India and a public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Defense. GRSE mainly constructs warships and other vessels for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard and also exports ships as well.
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