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Anti-Submarine Ship Abhay
- 30 Oct 2024
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Recently, the 7th Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), Abhay was launched.
- Over 80% of the Abhay's content is indigenous demonstrating India’s commitment to self-reliance in defence manufacturing.
- The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, to build eight ASW SWC ships.
- Its capabilities include search attack unit (SAU) and coordinated ASW operations with aircraft, interdiction/destruction of sub-surface targets in coastal waters.
- It can be deployed in Low-Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO) and Mine Laying Operations.
- It has low-frequency variable depth sonar, hull-mounted sonar, and expendable bathythermograph.
- Bathythermographs detect changes in water temperature with changing depth.
- These vessels are propelled by water jets and are loaded with anti-submarine weapons like lightweight Torpedoes.
- They are part of the Arnala-class, intended to replace the in-service Abhay-class ASW Corvettes.
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