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Indian Navy Commissions INS Arnala, First Indigenous Shallow-Water ASW Craft

It marks India’s move toward self-sufficiency in naval shipbuilding by introducing the first of 16 locally built anti-submarine vessels.

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Overview

  • The Indian Navy commissioned INS Arnala on June 18, 2025, at the Visakhapatnam dockyard under the Eastern Naval Command.
  • At 77 metres long and displacing over 1,490 tonnes, it is the largest diesel-engine-waterjet powered warship in India’s fleet.
  • The vessel’s armament and systems support shallow-water anti-submarine warfare alongside subsurface surveillance, search-and-rescue and mine-laying operations.
  • Built with over 80 percent indigenous content, Arnala integrates technologies from GRSE, L&T, BEL, Mahindra Defence and special steel supplied by SAIL.
  • This craft inaugurates a series of 16 ASW shallow-water ships planned to protect India’s 16 major ports with a comprehensive submarine-defence shield.