India Launches Next-Generation Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft Amini
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The Indian Navy has been enhancing its anti-submarine capabilities in recent years, and the launch of its latest next-generation craft is a step in this direction.
India has launched one of its most advanced and state-of-the-art anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC), INS Amini, the country's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.
Amini is the fourth such naval vessel to be launched by the state-run shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), headquartered in Kolkata city of India's West Bengal state.
Overall, the GRSE is manufacturing eight ASW SWCs for India's blue water force.
According to the MoD, the anti-submarine warfare craft is named Amini after the island of the same name, located in Lakshadweep, an Indian archipelago on the South Asian country's western seaboard in the Arabian Sea.
Amini is the fourth such naval vessel to be launched by the state-run shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), headquartered in Kolkata city of India's West Bengal state.
Overall, the GRSE is manufacturing eight ASW SWCs for India's blue water force.
According to the MoD, the anti-submarine warfare craft is named Amini after the island of the same name, located in Lakshadweep, an Indian archipelago on the South Asian country's western seaboard in the Arabian Sea.
"These ships will replace the in-service Abhay class ASW Corvettes of Indian Navy and are designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, as also Low-Intensity Maritime operations (LIMO) and Mine Laying Operations," the MoD statement read.
The next-generation anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts have a displacement of 900 tons and are 77 meters long. Additionally, they can travel as far as 1800 nautical miles after being fully fueled at a maximum speed of 25 knots.
16 November 2023, 17:43
