INS Androth

News: Indian Navy’s second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft INS Androth will be commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.

About INS Androth

• It is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) commissioned for the Indian Navy.
• It is the second of sixteen anti-submarine warfare-shallow watercraft (ASW-SWC) programme.
• Naming: It is named after Androth Island in Lakshadweep, reflecting India’s commitment to safeguarding its maritime territories.
• Legacy: It honours the legacy of the earlier INS Androth (P69), decommissioned after over 27 years of service.
• Developed by: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Kolkata.
• Functions
  • It is designed to detect, track, and neutralise underwater threats with precision.
  • It will conduct maritime surveillance, coordinated Search and Rescue, and coastal defence missions, especially around the Lakshadweep archipelago.
• Features of INS Androth
  • Propulsion and size: It has diesel engine–waterjet propulsion.
    • It is approximately 77 m in length, making it among the largest Indian Naval warships using this combination.
  • Weapons and sensors: It carries state-of-the-art lightweight torpedoes and indigenous anti-submarine warfare rockets, enabling high-fidelity threat engagement.
  • Communication and mission systems: It fields modern communication systems that enable effective maritime surveillance, coordinated Search and Rescue responses, and coastal defence tasking across the spectrum of threats.
  • Indigenous components and Aatmanirbhar Bharat:
    • It incorporates over 80% indigenous components.
    • This reflecting the Government of India’s vision of Aatmanirbharta and showcasing growing domestic shipbuilding capability while reducing import dependency.