Arnala/Mahe Class ASW SWC Corvettes.

[haldilal]

 

[Bleh]

CSL Model.

GRSE model.

 

[Bleh]

KEEL LAYING OF SEVENTH SHIP (BY 529, MACHILIPATNAM) OF ASW SWC PROJECT AT CSL, KOCHI​

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Posted On: 29 JAN 2025 8:05PM by PIB Delhi

Keel Laying of the seventh ship (BY 529, Machilipatnam) of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) project was undertaken on 29 Jan 25 in the presence of RAdm Upal Kundu, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command. Senior officials of the Indian Navy and CSL were also present for the ceremony. With almost all major and auxiliary equipment/ systems sourced from indigenous manufacturers, these ships exemplify the GoI Initiative of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. This milestone, in quick succession of the Keel Laying of the sixth ship in Dec 24 and Launching of the fourth and fifth ships at CSL in Sep 24, demonstrates the steadfast efforts of the Indian Shipyards to meet Indian Navy’s growing operational requirements.

Contract for building eight ASW SWC ships was awarded to Cochin Shipyard Limited by the Ministry of Defence on 30 Apr 19. The ships known as the ‘Mahe’ class, will be equipped with indigenously developed, state-of-the-art underwater sensors, and are envisaged to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters as well as Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO) and Mine Laying Operations.

The first ship of the project is planned to be delivered in early 2025. Besides enhancing Indian Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities, the high indigenous content on these ASW SWC ships is also generating large scale employment and capability enhancement of Indian Manufacturing Units.

They will be doubling as mine-layers & mine-sweepers.

 

[haldilal]

Ya'll GRSE ASW SWC. Arnala Class Lead Ship.

 

[Bleh]

CSL Model.
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GRSE model.
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The CSL Model is 750ton.



GRSE model is 900ton.

 

[vampyrbladez]

CSL Model.
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GRSE model.
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[shade2]

They will be doubling as mine-layers & mine-sweepers.

I have seen you saying this in another thread also
What is the source of these doubling up as minesweepers?

They have a steel hull so it's less minesweeping and more mine-hunting with the ROVs/USV being deployed from these ships?

 

[Bleh]

I have seen you saying this in another thread also
What is the source of these doubling up as minesweepers?

They have a steel hull so it's less minesweeping and more mine-hunting with the ROVs/USV being deployed from these ships?

The previous quote has reference to our being mine-layers... I'll share the mine-hunting news when I find it (yes, not "mine-sweeping" that's obsolete).

MCMV project is dead in water right now. No developments. That's all indication.

 

[ArjunMK1A]

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Dred it, run from it.

CRN-91 will come again.

 

[shade2]

The previous quote has reference to our being mine-layers... I'll share the mine-hunting news when I find it (yes, not "mine-sweeping" that's obsolete).

MCMV project is dead in water right now. No developments. That's all indication.

Yes even I thought about mine-hunting since DRDO, L&T are making ROVs now, and even some small private sector companies are doing so.

The type of ROV that explodes the mine is supposed to be disposable so it's better to have domestic production for those, if we Impoorted minesweeper we'd have to import these disposable RoVs at inflated costs.