The Indian Navy is driving towards a fleet of more than 200 ships by 2035, and New Delhi has presented two commissionings within a fortnight as evidence that the target is now within reach. The force currently operates around 150 ships and submarines, of which roughly 135 are counted as frontline combatants such as frigates, destroyers and submarines, with close to 50 further hulls under construction in Indian yards.
INS Malvan, the second Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), was commissioned at Karwar in Karnataka on 22 July. Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited with more than 80 per cent indigenous content, the 78-metre craft displaces about 1,100 tonnes and runs three diesel engines driving waterjets for a maximum speed of 25 knots. The Ministry of Defence has described the vessel as equipped for underwater surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, low-intensity maritime operations, and mine laying, with sensors from DRDO and Bharat Electronics Limited, and lightweight torpedoes supplied through DRDO and Bharat Dynamics Limited.
Malvan is the sixth of
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