Visakhapatnam, June 18 -- In a major boost to India's coastal defence capabilities, the Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned INS Arnala, India's first indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, with Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan presiding over the commissioning ceremony.

"INS Arnala - the pioneering Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft - proudly joins the Indian Navy today, 18 June 2025, at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam," the Indian Navy said in a statement.

Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, and delivered on May 8 at L&T Shipyard in Kattupalli under a Public-Private Partnership, INS Arnala is the fi...