Anti-Submarine Ship Abhay | 30 Oct 2024

Source: PIB 

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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