Daily News Analysis ‘INS Anjadip: Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft’ : 23 December

Why in News?

• The Indian Navy has received Anjadip, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), strengthening coastal defence and indigenous naval shipbuilding.

About Anjadip and ASW Shallow Water Craft

• Anjadip is the third of eight ASW Shallow Water Crafts being inducted into the Indian Navy.
• It is indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, in partnership with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, under a public–private partnership model.
• The vessel is built in accordance with Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) classification rules.
• At about 77 metres in length, these are the largest Indian naval warships propelled by waterjets.
• The craft is equipped with lightweight torpedoes, indigenous anti-submarine rockets, and shallow-water sonar, enabling effective detection and neutralisation of submarines.
• It enhances the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability, coastal surveillance, and mine-laying operations, particularly in littoral and shallow waters.
• Over 80% indigenous content, including a 30-mm indigenous naval surface gun, aligns with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
• Anjadip is named after Anjadip Island near Karwar, Karnataka, and revives the legacy of the earlier INS Anjadip, decommissioned in 2003.