New Delhi, June 6 -- The Indian Navy is all set to commission the first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW-SWC), Arnala, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on June 18.
Constructed under the guidance of the Directorate of Ship Production and the oversight of the warship overseeing teams in Kolkata and Kattupalli, Arnala was delivered to the Indian Navy on May 8, an official statement said.
The ceremony will be presided over by Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Anil Chauhan.
The event marks the formal induction of the first of the 16 ASW-SWC class ships into the Indian Navy.
Designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with L&T Shipbuilders, Arnala is ...