Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers delivered Amini, an indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, to the Indian Navy on 5 November 2026.
WHAT HAPPENED
GRSE, Kolkata delivered the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) Amini to the Indian Navy on 5 November 2026.
KEY FACTS
- Series: the fifth of eight ASW Shallow Water Craft being built by GRSE.
- Size: about 77.6 m long, around 900 tonnes, top speed about 25 knots.
- Weapons and sensors: lightweight torpedoes, indigenous anti-submarine rockets and sonars, with over 80% indigenous content.
- Name: after Amini Island in Lakshadweep.
EXAM ANGLE
Shallow water craft hunt submarines in coastal waters. GRSE is a defence public sector shipyard in Kolkata under the Ministry of Defence.
SOURCE AND DATE
Ministry of Defence and news reports of 5 to 7 November 2026. Added to this collection on 9 November 2026.