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Indian Navy to commission INS ‘Androth’ in Visakhapatnam today
VISAKHAPATNAM [Maha Media]: The Indian Navy is set to commission Androth, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) in Visakhapatnam today. The ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar. The Ministry of Defence said that the commissioning of Androth marks yet another milestone in the Indian Navy’s steady stride towards capability enhancement and indigenisation.
It added that the commissioning of Androth will significantly bolster the Navy’s ASW capabilities, especially in countering threats in littoral waters. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, Androth is a testimony to India’s growing maritime self-reliance with over 80 percent indigenous content.
The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command (ENC). The ship's induction is expected to significantly bolster the Navy's ASW capabilities, particularly in countering threats in littoral waters, an official release from the Eastern Naval Command on Sunday.
According to the official press release, "The Indian Navy is set to commission 'Androth', the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam."
"The commissioning of Androth marks yet another milestone in the Navy's steady stride towards capability enhancement and indigenisation," the release said. Built by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Androth has over 80 per cent indigenous content, reflecting India's growing maritime self-reliance and commitment to innovative home-grown technologies.
Together with recent inductions -- Arnala, Nistar, Udaygiri, Nilgiri, and now Androth-- the Navy continues to strengthen its operational spectrum while embodying the spirit of Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) through indigenous design and construction expertise and homegrown innovation coming from Indian shipyards and industries, the release added.
