BOKARO, June 20 -- In a significant stride towards self-reliance in the defence sector, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking and India's largest steelmaker, has supplied the entire requirement of special steel for the Indian Navy's newly commissioned vessel, INS Arnala. This Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) is India's first indigenously designed and built ship of its kind and was formally inducted into naval service on June 18.
SAIL also provided the complete requirement of special steel for the remaining seven ASW-SWC corvettes currently under construction by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), underscoring its critical role in advancing domestic defence manufacturi...