Anti-submarine warship launched

Tribune News Service

• Navy’s second anti-submarine warfare (ASW) warship named ‘Androth’ was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata
• The contract for eight ASW warships was signed between the Ministry of Defence and the GRSE in April 2019
• The ASW warships, called “Arnala class”, will replace the in-service “Abhay class” ASW Corvettes of the Navy
• These are designed to undertake anti-submarine operations, low intensity maritime operations and mine-laying operations, including surveillance.