The Indian Navy received Anjadip
♦ The Indian Navy received Anjadip, the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWC) on 22 December 2025, marking another milestone in the country’s indigenous naval shipbuilding programme. ♦ The vessel, designed and built in India by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was delivered at Chennai. The project has been executed under a public-private partnership between GRSE and L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, in accordance with the classification rules of the Indian Register of Shipping. ♦ Approximately 77 metres in length, the ASW SWC is the largest Indian naval warship to be propelled by waterjets. The craft is equipped with advanced lightweight torpedoes, indigenously developed anti-submarine rockets and shallow water sonar systems, enabling effective detection and engagement of underwater threats. ♦ The ship is named after Anjadip Island, located off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka, and carries forward the legacy of the erstwhile INS Anjadip, a Petya-class corvette that was decommissioned in 2003.