Overview
- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi presided over the ceremony as INS Anjadip entered service with the Eastern Naval Command.
- Purpose-built for littoral anti-submarine warfare, the ship fields the indigenous Abhay hull-mounted sonar, lightweight torpedoes, and ASW rockets.
- The 77-metre craft uses water-jet propulsion to reach about 25 knots, providing agility for operations in constrained coastal waters.
- Built by GRSE with construction at L&T’s Kattupalli yard and key systems from BEL, the programme advances domestic warship design and production.
- Tripathi said the Navy commissioned 12 warships and one submarine in 2025 and plans roughly 15 more inductions in 2026 on the path to a 200-plus ship force by 2035.