ANJADIP

NEWS

The Indian Navy has inducted Anjadip, the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), indigenously designed and built under India’s self-reliance drive. The vessel was delivered in Chennai by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in partnership with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.

ABOUT ANJADIP (ASW SHALLOW WATER CRAFT)

Design and Construction

• Indigenously designed and built by GRSE, Kolkata.
• Constructed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model with L&T Shipyard.
• Built as per Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) classification rules.
• Length: ~77 metres.
• Largest Indian naval warships to be waterjet-propelled, enhancing manoeuvrability in shallow waters.

OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES

• Specialised for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) in coastal and shallow waters.
• Equipped with:
  • Lightweight torpedoes
  • Indigenous anti-submarine rockets
  • Shallow-water sonar systems
• Capable of:
  • Detection and engagement of underwater threats
  • Coastal surveillance
  • Mine-laying operations
• Fitted with an indigenous 30-mm naval surface gun.

STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE

• Enhances India’s ability to counter submarine threats in littoral zones, especially amid increasing undersea activity in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
• Strengthens maritime domain awareness and coastal security.
• Supports India’s focus on asymmetric and near-shore naval threats.

INDIGENISATION AND AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

• Over 80% indigenous content, reflecting maturity of India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem.
• Demonstrates success of Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat in naval shipbuilding.
• GRSE milestone:
  • 115th warship built
  • 77th warship delivered to the Navy
  • Five warships delivered in a single year (rare achievement)

HERITAGE AND SYMBOLISM

• Named after Anjadip Island off the Karwar coast in Karnataka.
• Reincarnates the legacy of INS Anjadip, a Petya-class corvette decommissioned in 2003.
• Symbolises continuity in safeguarding India’s maritime frontiers.