Context
• INS Mahe, India’s first Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare (ASW) shallow watercraft, has been commissioned.
• It is 80% indigenous, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, and strengthens India’s coastal and near-sea anti-submarine capability.
• Part of India’s push for self-reliance and modernisation of maritime security infrastructure.
Is this India’s first anti-submarine ship?
No. It is not India’s first anti-submarine ship.
India already operates multiple classes of anti-submarine warfare vessels:
India already has ASW Ships (Examples):
• Kamorta-class (P-28) ASW Corvettes → INS Kamorta, Kadmatt, Kiltan, Kavaratti
• Abhay-class ASW Corvettes
So India has a strong ASW fleet.What is “first” about INS Mahe?
• First of the Mahe-class shallow water ASW craft
• It is the lead ship of 8 vessels planned in this new Mahe-class series.
