The Induction of INS Androth ASW Craft
UPSC Relevance
Prelims: Defence (Naval vessels and their types - ASW-SWC; Defence Public Sector Undertakings - DPSUs like Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)); Indian Geography (Map location - Androth island, Lakshadweep).
Mains:
General Studies Paper 3 (Security): Security challenges and their management in border areas (coastal and maritime security); Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
Key Highlights from the News
The Indian Navy commissioned the new warship, INS Androth, in Visakhapatnam.
This is the second ship in the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) category. The first ship in this category was INS Arnala.
Main Use: To detect, monitor, and destroy enemy submarines in coastal and shallow waters.
The ship was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), a public sector undertaking in Kolkata.
This is a significant achievement in India's "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" initiative in the defense sector.
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